Romans 5:1-11 - Reconciliation With God Through Faith In Christ
1 So as we have been made upright by faith, let us live in peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 by whom we have been introduced through faith to the favor of God that we now enjoy, and let us glory in our hope of sharing the glory of God. 3 More than that, we ought to glory in our troubles, for we know that trouble produces endurance, 4 and endurance, character, and character, hope, 5 and hope will not disappoint us. For, through the holy Spirit that has been given us, God's love has flooded our hearts.
6 For when we were still helpless, at the decisive moment Christ died for us godless men. 7 Why, a man will hardly give his life for an upright person, though perhaps for a really good man some may be brave enough to die. 8 But God proves his love for us by the fact that Christ died for us when we were still sinners. 9 So if we have already been made upright by his death, it is far more certain that through him we shall be saved from God's anger! 10 If, when we were God's enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, it is far more certain that now that we are reconciled we shall be saved through sharing in his life! 11 More than that, we actually glory in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, to whom we owe our reconciliation.