PEACE AND JOY

Romans 5:1-11

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 Rejoice in the Hope of the Glory of God.

3 Not only so,

BUT WE ALSO REJOICE IN OUR SUFFERINGS,

BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT SUFFERING PRODUCES PERSEVERANCE;

4 PERSEVERANCE, CHARACTER; AND CHARACTER HOPE

5 AND HOPE DOES NOT DISAPPOINT US,

BECAUSE GOD HAS POURED OUT HIS LOVE INTO OUR HEARTS

BY THE HOLY SPIRIT, WHOM HE HAS GIVEN US.

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 man,

Though for a good man someone might possible dare to die.

8 But God demonstrates His own love for us in this:

WHILE WERE WERE STILL SINNERS,

CHRIST DIED FOR US.

9 SINCE WE HAVE NOW BEEN JUSTIFIED BY HIS BLOOD,

HOW MUCH MORE SHALL WE BE SAVED FROM GOD'S WRATH

THROUGH HIM!

10 FOR 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!

11 Not only is this so,

But we also Rejoice in God

Through our Lord Jesus Christ,

Through whom we have now received Reconciliation.

(Romans 5:1-11)

Peace and Joy only come through Faith in God

And His Word.

Apart from this all is Pretense.

We Rejoice in our Sufferings

Because Suffering produces Hope.

There is No Hope for the Unbelieving World;

It only exists by Faith;

Yet, anyone can come in through Faith.

Christ died for All.

We are Justified by His blood

And it is this same blood that saves us

From the coming Wrath.

We stand Reconciled.