While We Were Yet Sinners, Christ Died For Us

Romans 5:8  But God

commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

No One Ever Cared For Me Like Jesus

How could any one who fully understands what happened when Christ died, ever turn their back on Him?

Once we learn who God is and why He sent His only begotten Son to die in our place, what else can a person do but give their heart back to the God who gave them His heart? Every argument you can give has  an answer in The Word of God. It is the written Word many choose to believe is real and true for every person in every walk of life. The whole world does not revolve around us nor do we revolve around the world.

God created a man and a woman and put them in charge of taking care of the garden, but He did not give them the garden. And when sin entered this world through their disobedience to the God who loved them, sin became the ruler of this world and all that is in it. Its ugly briers and snares were made to trap and wound people. Its evilness declared itself to be 'all that' and entered into the hearts of men and women who chose and still choose to turn their backs on God's Word.

Sin is disobedience to God's Holy Word in any form, whether it is to turn your back on Jesus; refuse to believe the WHOLE Word of God; not answer God's call on your life, your heart. Sin corrupts, destroys, neglects, rusts, traps, snares, attaches itself to , weaves its wicked ways into. Sin is willful deliberate transgression against divine law. Sin is an illegal or immoral decision or action taken by any person who disobeys God's Word. Any deviation from the Truth is sin.

A lie is a lie; a liar is a liar. A thief is a thief: whether you taste test that grape in the produce department, mug a person for their personal property, or break into their homes and steal their possessions. If you are entrusted to do something or take care of something, and you break that trust, you are a thief. You have stolen their trust. Nobody makes you do anything you don't want to do. Fear of retaliation will play its part in the decisions we make when we choose to do wrong, but still, it is our choice. A hard thing to say knowing how much wickedness is in this world today. I'm talking about everyday sins here. Sins that other people do when they disobey God, and that you are entangled in with them, involuntarily or against your will, are not being explained here.

People want a better life. And some will do anything, go anywhere and say anything to get it. Except the one thing they should say and do: pray to God for deliverance from sin and accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior of their lives. Many think God is for the weak-minded; He has been long ignored by the intellectual, the scientist, the mathmetician, the politician, the medical professions, the teachers and professors, the parents, the students; the drug addict, the alcoholic, the meth-head, the predator, the homosexual, the psychotic, the players and the users. BUT GOD IS. And God is FOR EVERY ONE. His LOVE His MERCY His PEACE His HOPE is FOR EVERY ONE.

GOD IS. Read Romans 5:6-8 again, but read it like this:
"For when we were yet without strength, in due time CHRIST died for the ungodly. (No other religious leader [god, idol] has ever done that. EVER).
For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure (possibly, perhaps by chance) for a good man some would even dare to die. (Especially on the battlefield in wartime. But if you live where violence is prevalent (daily for some), then you know that this is true).
BUT GOD commendeth (approves, sanctions, advocates) His Love toward us, in that (even though), while we were yet sinners (transgressors of the divine law, living sinful sin-filled lives), CHRIST DIED FOR US."
O God, Thank You Thank You Thank You for saving me. Without You I would be so so lost, so undone, so messed up. If it weren't for You answering my Mother's prayers, I would have faced judgment years ago and been condemned to hell and an eternity without Grace. Thank You Thank You Thank You GOD. I Am SO GLAD YOU ARE MY GOD.

Romans 5:9
"Much more then, being now justified (acquitted, defended, excused, pardoned, vindicated, absolved) by His BLOOD, we shall be SAVED (kept from danger, preserved, protected from, reclaimed, secure, salvaged) Wrath (violent indignation) through Him."
WOO-HOO! I AM SO GLAD THAT THE LORD SAVED ME!!!!!!!!!!!
Please read the rest of this chapter, as it the most marvelous thing that God could ever do for you and I. No matter who you are, where you live, how much money you make or don't make, what you wear; GOD knows what is in your heart and He wants to be there, too: in your heart. Don't wait till another day has passed; you have no guarantee you will ever see tomorrow. The day before disaster happens is just another day; its a normal day. But the day you die without God there will be no more normal days, there will be no more sunshine, no more gentle rains, no more rainbows. Any day without GOD in your life is a day without JOY, a day without PEACE, a day without HOPE, a day without mountains to climb, oceans to swim and clouds to soar through. Death without GOD present will be the worst day of your life.

But I have JOY PEACE HOPE FAITH LOVE MERCY GRACE KINDNESS EVERLASTING NOW and I will have these FOR EVER. I HAVE GOD IN MY LIFE AND MY HEART. HE IS MY GOD. And He wants to be your GOD, too.

Redemption Through His Blood

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Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places (things) in Christ:
According as He has chosen us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love:
Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,
To the praise of the glory of His grace, wherein He has made us accepted in the beloved.
In Whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace.
Ephesians 1:3-7

For by grace are we saved through faith; and that not of ourselves: it is the gift of God:
Not of works, lest any one should boast.
Ephesians 2:8,9

You and I, our families, our neighbors, our communities, our enemies, the strangers among us have all been chosen BEFORE THE EARTH EVEN EXISTED to be a part of God's family. How AWESOME IS OUR GOD!! You have a place at God's table in God's home BECAUSE JESUS MADE A WAY for us to be with God His Father and with Himself.

God has chosen us to be holy and without blame. Us. Not of anything we did, but simply because He loves us EVEN BEFORE WE WERE BORN. Right here in these few verses in Ephesians we can see and read how much God loves us and how blessed we are in Him. Or rather, how blessed we could be in Him. See, if you believe that Jesus Christ is the only begotten Son of God and that He died on the cross and God raised Him from the dead, then you have the spiritual blessings which are spoken of in the first verse I mentioned.

Still, if you have not yet believed, these blessings could be yours when you do. See, even the unbeliever has been called to salvation. For before we who believe became sons and daughters of God through the adoption by Jesus Christ into God's family, we, too, walked in darkness and were lost in sin. But God loves the whole world and desires that none be lost.
Having that desire to see all of mankind saved from eternal destruction within God's heart, then it is He who predestinates our calling into His plan of salvation through His only begotten Son Jesus Christ.

"According to the good pleasure of His will" It is God's will that all be saved. However, it is not man's will that they be saved. God cannot force a person to receive the gift He has offered. I can give you a present, but unless you accept it and open it, then you have not received it. Once opened, it is your responsibility to decide whether or not you will keep it and use it. The same goes for the gifts of God: you and I are responsible to accept the gift, it is our decision whether or not we will.

"To the praise of the glory of His grace" Amazing grace/how sweet the sound/that saved a wretch like me/I once was lost/but now I'm found/was blind/but now I see. Grace that is greater than all my sin, greater than all the sins of the world from time till time is no more. We sing about grace, we praise God for His grace, but do you know what the grace of God is?

The anagram of GRACE is: God's Riches At Christ's Expense. Grace is what keeps God from destroying the people who hate Him. Grace is what prevents us from dying in our sins. Grace is God's love in action through the life and death and life eternal of His only begotten Son Jesus Christ.

Grace is mercy and forgiveness and compassion and hope and love and allows us to repent of our sins against God and receive His forgiveness on those sins, never again remembering them. Do not think that God keeps reminding you of past sins; for He cannot as He does not remember them once He has forgiven you for them. It is Satan; his very name-Satan-means accuser. He accuses us constantly in his attempts to draw us away from God. The enemy loves to tear down God's people. However, if you have not repented of the sin that has come to your thoughts, it may well be that The Holy Spirit is bringing you under conviction and calling you to repent of those sins. And once you do, God will forgive you. And bring you one step closer to His side.

We are accepted by God in His beloved Son Jesus Christ. When we pray, we end every prayer with "in Jesus' Name" for a reason. God's Word has given us directions on how to pray to God so that our prayers get answered. Every direction begins and ends with Jesus Christ. We must be IN HIM first and foremost, for God to hear us at all. If you are not a believer, then you are not IN HIM at all. God answers the prayers of the righteous. WE do not determine righteousness: God does. Jesus is the righteousness which covers us when we believe. Upon belief, not only are we adopted into God's family, but we are now IN JESUS' NAME.

For IN HIS NAME is Righteousness; is Hope; is Peace; is Salvation; is Strength; is Love; is Wisdom; is Redeemer, Judge, Defender, Warrior, Savior. Look back to the studies I have sent you on JESUS NAME and you will begin to see through new eyes Who Jesus Is. It is why I began that study in the first place. When I say 'in Jesus' Name', I want to know what I am saying. I needed to fully understand and be aware of the impact of my words. For words have power in and of themselves. It is why we should think before we speak: words can break down and destroy; words can build up and restore.

"In Whom we have redemption through His blood" Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life though Jesus Christ our Lord. ~ Acts 4:12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is no other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. ~ Matthew 1:21 And she shall bring forth a son, and you shall call His Name JE'SUS: for He shall save His people from their sins. ~ Romans 3:23-25 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Being justified freely by His Grace through the Redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God has set forth to be a propitiation (atonement) through Faith in His Blood, to declare His Righteousness for the remission (pardon; forgiveness; mercy) of sins that are past, through the forbearance (patient endurance; choosing to not mete out judgment) of God. ~

What can wash away my sins? NOTHING BUT THE BLOOD OF JESUS.



So, did you enjoy our talk? Let's do this again some time. Love you.