Romans 5:1-11 - Reconciliation With God Through Faith In Christ
1 We are justified (acquitted) (made righteous) by faith. And we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 We have access to grace (God's favor) by faith through him. This is where we stand. We rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. 3 Not only that, but we also rejoice in our tribulations knowing that tribulation produces endurance. 4 Tribulation produces an approved condition and an approved condition produces hope. 5 Hope does not disappoint because the love of God has been shed abroad in our hearts. It comes through Holy Spirit, which is God's gift to us.
6 While we were yet weak, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. 7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die. Perhaps for the good man some one would even dare to die. 8 But God demonstrates (commends) his own love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Much more, now justified by his blood, we will be saved from the wrath of God through him. 10 While we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son. Being reconciled, we will be saved by his life. 11 We also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation (restoration) (atonement) (divine favor).