Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
In that
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Bible References
Commendeth
Romans 5:20
Then law crept in to multiply the offense. Though sin has multiplied, yet God's favor has surpassed it and overflowed,
Romans 3:5
But if our wrongdoing brings to light the uprightness of God, what shall we infer? Is it wrong (I am using everyday human terms) for God to inflict punishment?
John 15:13
No one can show greater love than this, the giving of his life for his friends.
Ephesians 1:6
so that we might praise the splendid favor which He has shown us in His beloved Son.
Ephesians 2:7
to show, throughout the coming ages, the boundless generosity of His unmerited favor shown us in His goodness to us through Christ Jesus.
1 Timothy 1:16
Yet, mercy was shown me for the very purpose that in my case as the foremost of sinners Jesus might display His perfect patience, to make me an example to those who in the future might believe on Him to obtain eternal life.
In that
1 Peter 3:18
For Christ Himself, once for all, died for our sins, the Innocent for the guilty to bring us to God, being put to death in physical form but made alive in the Spirit,
1 John 3:16
We know what love is from the fact that He laid down His life for us; and so we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.
1 John 4:9
This is the way God's love for us has been shown, namely, God has sent His only Son into the world that we through Him might have life.
General references
John 15:13
No one can show greater love than this, the giving of his life for his friends.