#romans 5

[walkswithmyfather]

‭Romans 5:1-2, 6-8, 12, 17 (NIV‬) [1] “Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, [2] through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God. [6] You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. [7] Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die. [8] But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. [12] Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all people, because all sinned— [17] For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive God’s abundant provision of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ!”

[hollers-and-holmes]

Romans 5!!

If I’m not careful I’ll just quote the whole chapter because it is such a splendid thing. The entire epistle to the Romans is Paul at his most precise and logical (Law universities used to use the book of Romans as an example of how to structure an airtight argument); Romans 5 is where he proves beyond a doubt that he can be precise and logical and also staggeringly elegant.

Many glorious excerpts I could quote, but I’m gonna go with this one:

“For as by the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man’s obedience the many will be made righteous.”

Someone asked RC Sproul once in a mixed-panel Q&A what kind of Christian he would call himself, (undoubtedly wanting to spark a bit of an onstage debate about Calvinism or some other “controversial” label). Sproul, who was notoriously quick on his feet, answered without hesitating, “I’m an Imputationist.”

‭The free gift by faith that Paul refers to here in Romans 5 is the spotless snow-white righteousness of Christ imputed unreservedly to your blemished, sin-blotted, red-inked account. This is what the Father sees when He regards you, Christian sisters. Praise be to God indeed.

[mybeautifulchristianjourney]

Peace with God Through Faith

1 Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 3 Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, 4 and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, 5 and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.

6 For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. 7 For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die— 8 but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God. 10 For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life. 11 More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.

Death in Adam, Life in Christ

12 Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned— 13 for sin indeed was in the world before the law was given, but sin is not counted where there is no law. 14 Yet death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those whose sinning was not like the transgression of Adam, who was a type of the one who was to come.

15 But the free gift is not like the trespass. For if many died through one man's trespass, much more have the grace of God and the free gift by the grace of that one man Jesus Christ abounded for many. 16 And the free gift is not like the result of that one man's sin. For the judgment following one trespass brought condemnation, but the free gift following many trespasses brought justification. 17 For if, because of one man's trespass, death reigned through that one man, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ.

18 Therefore, as one trespass led to condemnation for all men, so one act of righteousness leads to justification and life for all men. 19 For as by the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man's obedience the many will be made righteous. 20 Now the law came in to increase the trespass, but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more, 21 so that, as sin reigned in death, grace also might reign through righteousness leading to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. — Romans 5 | English Standard Version (ESV) The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Cross References: Genesis 2:17; Genesis 3:6; Genesis 3:19; Psalm 119:116; Isaiah 27:5; Isaiah 53:11; Daniel 9:24; Hosea 6:7; Habakkuk 3:18; Matthew 5:12; Matthew 6:14; Matthew 13:15; Luke 21:19; John 1:17; John 3:16; Acts 15:11; Romans 1:18; Romans 3:20; Romans 4:25; Romans 6:1; Romans 8:23; Romans 11:32

What does it mean that while we were still sinners Christ died for us?

Key Passages in Romans 5

1. Being justified by faith, we have peace with God; 2. and joy in our hope; 8. that since we were reconciled by his blood, when we were enemies; 10. we shall much more be saved, being reconciled. 12. As sin and death came by Adam; 17. so much more righteousness and life by Jesus Christ. 20. Where sin abounded, grace did superabound.

[culturevulturette]

[tabernacleheart]

Why does Paul say that 'many' were made sinners and not that 'all' were when it is clear that all have sinned, as he has just said himself? It is one thing to sin and another to be a sinner. A sinner is someone who, as a result of much sinning, has got into the habit and, I would dare say, the enjoyment of it. In the same way, a righteous person is not someone who has done one or two acts of righteousness, but rather someone who has become accustomed to acting righteously and has righteousness in him by habit.

Origen of Alexandria; Commentary on Romans 5:19

[bookkats]

Narrative Lectionary: God's Love Poured Out

Romans [3:28-28-30] 5:1-11Matthew 11:28-30 Call to WorshipGod welcomes all of us into God’s armsCome let us rest with GodGod comforts us and eases our burdensGod calls us homeCome let us worship GodCome let us worship God Call to Confession: God calls us all to confess our faith, for faith is enough, come let us confess ourselves to God God we confess that sometimes we do not feel like we are…

[fardell24b]

Church notes - 25th August 2024

25th Romans 5:5

Ezekiel 37:1 - 14

The evil outside us is magnified by the evil inside.

Titus 1:15

Sanctification is a life-long process.

Froms hearts of stone to hearts of flesh. Transformation through God's Spirit.

Exile in Babylon

Ezekiel 1:1 - 11

Sin, judgement and punishment.

Ezekiel 37:1 - 14 vs 1 - 3

Prophecy Sin had made them thoroughly dead and hopeless.

Genesis 2:7

vs 9 - 11 Breath and wind The breath of the Spirit brings them back to life.

vs 12 - 14 I will put my Spirit in them. I will return them to the Promised Land.

Fulfillment in Jesus

Sin lurks, crouching at the door, waiting to strike.

Sinners anonymous We are sinners. We need the grace of God.

We are a sign to a broken world. We have a vision of the kingdom of God.

Ezekiel 36:24 - 28

What is causing you to be angry? Is there an idol?

Jesus is our hope. The Holy Spirit leads us to Jesus.

Jesus The Prophet, Priest, King and Temple.

[deremerstudios]

ENEMY LOVE?

How are Christians to relate to an increasingly hostile and alien culture? Do we respond in kind, fighting for the values we hold dear, or does Christ call us to a better, more productive way?

How are Christians to relate to an increasingly hostile and alien culture? Just as I presented some historical context, let’s broaden our view a bit to gain some important Biblical context.  Up above, we saw through the example of the Old Testament, that despite being God’s chosen people, there were times when Israel disobeyed and in turn suffered calamity and banishment under the just judgment…

[re4med]

The Morning Devotional: WCF 20.1 (Part One)

The Morning Devotional for July 3, 2023 The Westminster Confession of Faith 20.1 (Part One) I. The liberty which Christ hath purchased for believers under the gospel consists in their freedom from the guilt of sin, the condemning wrath of God, the curse of the moral law;a and in their being delivered from this present evil world, bondage to Satan, and dominion of sin,bfrom the evil of…

[s-o-a-p-ing]

ROMANS S.O.A.P. ~ CHAPTER 5

Thursday, 1/26/23

SCRIPTURE:

So now we can rejoice in our wonderful new relationship with God because our Lord Jesus Christ has made us friends of God.  ~ Romans 5:11

OBSERVATION:

NOW I can rejoice in my wonderful NEW relationship with God...

...because Jesus...

...made me - me~! - one of God's friends - someone whom He knows and with whom He has a bond of mutual affection -  

What was I doing under my old relationship with Him? (Hints: it wasn't wonderful and I wasn't rejoicing...)

...because me - all about me...

...made me less than even an acquaintance of His...

But because Jesus... because Jesus...

APPLICATION;

Rejoice in my always-new relationship with the Father...

Wonder at the wonderfulness of it all...

Be His friend first - in all things...

Strengthen my bond of "mutual affection" through praise and thankfulness... and obedience...

PRAYER:

Affectionate Father God - Thank You for Your Holy Spirit's gentle reminders to rejoice in the wonderful friendship You seek with me and have made available through Your Son Jesus's life, death, and resurrection - forgive my taking advantage of this unimaginable relationship, of taking it for granted, by my selfish thoughts and actions... Keep me mindful of You first, and the needs and concerns of others as Your Spirit reveals them... In Jesus's loving and saving Name, and for Your glory and honor and praise...

Yours, in joy and thanksgiving - because of Him...

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[bylerworld]

no other feeling will ever beat the feeling i got when i saw this for the first time

[poritora]

Back to my old roots again

[somewhereincairparavel]

my blog summary in a nutshell to save your time from scrolling through my posts to see if it's your vibe or not <3

[romans-art]

I was reminded about how much I love Alliandre this morning by @talkinglikeateen so I did a quick sketch of her as I imagine her looking in the current canon timeline

[aristia-pjoheadcanons]

Children of Aphrodite, Poseidon and Ares are either hot, gorgeous or sexy. (Or all of the above). I don’t make the rules.

Children of Aphrodite have the type of beauty you never forget. You’ll remember it and start to fantasise about them, until you realise you can’t quite remember the colour of their eyes or the quite shade of their hair. But you just know they’re extremely beautiful. Gummy smiles here and there. Their voices are attractive, no matter the volume that they might speak. Features that they have are beautiful no matter what size. People that felt insecure of something specific like freckles, change their minds when they see a child of Aphrodite that has them—because it looks so wonderful on them that they can’t help but admire it.

Children of Poseidon have the rebellious type of beauty where you know or think they’re a trouble maker. Anything looks good on them, especially piercings. It’s the type of face which would make you blush upon making eye contact with them. Or the type of beauty where you’ll think, “wow.” They look like Roman gods. Too bad most of them never realise it, not even when they have a lover. (Cough cough..Percy).

Children of Ares have the type of looks that make your whole entire body hot and makes your brain stop working for a couple of seconds after first meeting them. It’s the type of beauty where you’ll stutter or start to mumble underneath their fiery gaze and the intense atmosphere that surrounds them. You feel somewhat intimidated but that intrigues you and pulls you in. There’s a reason why Aphrodite was attracted to Ares y’know. It’s the type of thing where you’ll wonder, “who is he” “what’s her name?”. While children of Poseidon look like Roman gods, children of Ares full-on look like Greek gods. Most of the have sculpted features on their bodies or faces. They have attractive arms, not necessarily muscular but when you watch their arms move you can help but be attracted to have pleasing they look. They have smiles that are somewhat crooked but mostly it seems like a challenge, like “hah..? What did you say?” Or “*..you think you can hurt me?”, “what the hell was that, can’t you do better than that?”.

[spoilersbutinaccurate]

-The passage of time-

“Stay here and think about what you’ve done.”

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Got inspired by someone's idea. It’s not accurate or canon. But it’s interesting to explore so I wanted to try it out :D