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Romans 5:6-8 (MSG)

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6 Christ arrives right on time to make this happen. He didn't, and doesn't, wait for us to get ready. He presented himself for this sacrificial death when we were far too weak and rebellious to do anything to get ourselves ready. And even if we hadn't been 7 We can understand someone dying for a person worth dying for, and we can understand how someone good and noble could inspire us to selfless sacrifice. 8 But God put his love on the line for us by offering his Son in sacrificial death while we were of no use whatever to him.


This passage relates to the following topic(s):
(v. 6) Forgiveness / Mercy / Atonement - Christ died for the ungodly
(v. 7) Forgiveness / Mercy / Atonement - Christ died for the ungodly
(v. 8) Forgiveness / Mercy / Atonement - Christ died for the ungodly

This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 6) Power of Gratitude - Bon Appetit (2008-02-29)
(v. 6) Day 5 - The Grace of God (2011-12-08)
(v. 6) Grace (part I) (2011-11-25)
(v. 6) Fear of Failure - Letting Problems and Failures Build Your Faith (2012-02-18)
(v. 6) Our worst, His best (2010-06-29)
(v. 6) One Another - Reconciling with One Another (part 1) (2010-02-21)
(v. 7) One Another - Reconciling with One Another (part 1) (2010-02-21)
(v. 7) Day 5 - The Grace of God (2011-12-08)
(v. 7) Power of Gratitude - Bon Appetit (2008-02-29)
(v. 7) Grace (part I) (2011-11-25)
(v. 7) Our worst, His best (2010-06-29)
(v. 8) Mission - Forgiveness (2010-12-01)
(v. 8) Our worst, His best (2010-06-29)
(v. 8) Purpose Driven Life - The Heart of Worship (Part 1) (2008-06-01)
(v. 8) Grace (part I) (2011-11-25)
(v. 8) 30 Days at the Cross - Unconditional Love (2008-07-21)
(v. 8) One Another - Reconciling with One Another (part 1) (2010-02-21)
(v. 8) Day 5 - The Grace of God (2011-12-08)
(v. 8) Power of Gratitude - Bon Appetit (2008-02-29)