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Scripture Reading for Sermon
Romans 5:1-11
(Romans 5:1-11) 1Therefore, since we
have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through
our Lord Jesus Christ, 2through whom we have gained
access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we
rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. 3Not only so,
but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that
suffering produces perseverance; 4perseverance,
character; and character, hope. 5And hope does not
disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts
by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.
6You see, at just the right time, when we were still
powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. 7Very rarely
will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone
might possibly dare to die. 8But God demonstrates his
own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died
for us.
9Since we have now been justified by his blood, how
much more shall we be saved from God's wrath through him! 10For
if, when we were God's enemies, we were reconciled to him through
the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall
we be saved through his life! 11Not only is this so,
but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through
whom we have now received reconciliation.
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