Blessings of Belonging
Romans 5:1-11


Justified through faith

To the man who does not work but trusts God who justifies the wicked, his faith is credited as righteousness… God credits righteousness apart from works… God will credit righteousness to us who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead. He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification. (Romans 4:5-6, 23-25)

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 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 possibly dare to die. 8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we 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.

 
Benefits of belonging (reconciliation)

  • We have peace with God.
  • We stand in God’s favor & friendship.
  • We rejoice in the hope of God’s glory.
  • We rejoice in sufferings.
  • We are flooded by the Spirit.
  • We are sure of God’s saving love.
  • We rejoice in God through Jesus.

 

Peace, favor, glory

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 rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.

  • We have peace with God.
  • We stand in God’s favor and friendship.
  • We rejoice in the hope of God’s glory.


Joy in tribulations

3 Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; 4 perseverance, character; and character, hope.


Flooded by the Spirit

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.

The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. (8:16)


Experience of love

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.

The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. (8:16)


Demonstration of love

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 possibly dare to die. 8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us… 10 we were God's enemies


How much more!

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!


Benefits of belonging (reconciliation)

  • We have peace with God.
  • We stand in God’s favor & friendship.
  • We rejoice in the hope of God’s glory.
  • We rejoice in sufferings.
  • We are flooded by the Spirit.
  • We are sure of God’s saving love.
  • We rejoice in God through Jesus.


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