Christ Died for Us While We Were Still Sinners

Readings:
Ezra 3
Romans 5:6-11

Focus:
Romans 5:8: "But Christ died for us while we were yet sinners, and that is God's proof of his love towards us."

It's an amazing thing. Paul says that we would hardly be willing to die for a good person, which is true: who would honestly want to give their life for someone else, even a good person? Yet Christ gave his life for us even though we were sinners. Even though every one of us had done (or was going to do) bad things, Christ, who is God, died for us. That's an astoundingly great love.

And Paul goes on to say, in verse 10, "for if, when we were God's enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, now that we have been reconciled, shall we be saved by his life!"

In other words, once we have recognized and acknowledged what Christ has done for us, then, considering what a great love God has shown for us by sending his Son, who is himself, to die for us while we were still sinners, then we can have no doubt that not only does this show God's love, but it saves us, too. There is no question about it. God loves us and saves us. Case closed.