{"id":1510,"date":"2010-02-07T21:18:30","date_gmt":"2010-02-08T03:18:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ministryofgrace.org\/blog\/?p=1510"},"modified":"2010-02-07T21:18:30","modified_gmt":"2010-02-08T03:18:30","slug":"romans-58-death-for-sinners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ministryofgrace.org\/test\/romans-58-death-for-sinners\/","title":{"rendered":"Romans 5:8 – Death for Sinners"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Romans 5:8<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.<\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

Truth to Learn<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Christ died for sinners. That means you and me!<\/p>\n

Behind the Words<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The word translated, \u201cdemonstrates<\/span>\u201d is from the Greek word sunist\u0113mi<\/span><\/em>, which is a compound word made up of sun<\/span><\/em>, meaning \u201ctogether\u201d or \u201cwith\u201d and hist\u0113mi<\/span><\/em>, meaning \u201cto set or place something.\u201d Therefore, in its root meaning, sunist\u0113mi<\/span><\/em> means \u201cto place things together.\u201d But figuratively it means \u201cto set something before someone.\u201d That is to say, \u201cto declare, show, or to make known and conspicuous.\u201d Hence, we see the translation here being \u201cdemonstrates<\/span>.\u201d<\/p>\n

There are two different words translated \u201clove<\/span>\u201d in the New Testament. The first is phile\u014d<\/span><\/em> and the other is agapa\u014d<\/span><\/em>. The verb phile\u014d<\/span><\/em> is based on the word philos<\/span><\/em>, meaning \u201ca friend or someone you are endeared to.\u201d Therefore, phile\u014d<\/span><\/em> refers to a feeling<\/em> of endearment as you would feel toward a special friend. Agapa\u014d<\/span><\/em>, the word used in the current verse, refers to an act of the will<\/em> in which one places the welfare of another of greater importance than one\u2019s one welfare. It is a self-sacrificing love like God showed to us.<\/p>\n

The words \u201cwe were still sinners<\/span>\u201d are translated from the Greek expression eti hamart\u014dl\u014dn ont\u014dn h\u0113m\u014dn<\/span><\/em>, which literally translates to, \u201cwe still being sinners.\u201d The verb tense indicates that it is present continuous action. It is not something that ceased happening in the past.<\/p>\n

Meaning Explained<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

In the last verse Paul said that it is unlikely that anyone would be willing to die for a person who is outwardly religious. But, he said that it is possible that someone would be willing to die for someone else who in not only outwardly religious but kind, benevolent, and generous. <\/span>However, he implied that it is highly unlikely that anyone would be willing to die for unrighteous and undeserving sinners like you and me. Now he tells us how God\u2019s love operates.<\/p>\n

God, with His agape love, is willing to sacrifice for us. No one else would be willing to die for sinners like you and me. But God demonstrates how marvelous his self-sacrificing love for us is; even though we are still sinners, Christ died for us! He didn\u2019t wait for us to become righteous by ourselves because we are without the ability to do so! And though we may have accepted Christ as Lord and Savior, we are still sinners. However because of our faith, as we saw in the previous chapter, God has declared us righteous. We didn\u2019t actually stop being sinners when we got saved, but God stopped seeing us as sinners. He now sees us having the righteousness of Jesus Christ because the death of His Son paid the penalty for our sins, and He credited righteousness to us in His record book.<\/p>\n

The Apostle John puts the capstone on this and offers up a challenge to us:<\/p>\n

Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.<\/span> (1 John 4:11<\/span><\/strong>)<\/p>\n

Application<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Thank you God, for loving a sinner like me and for giving the precious life of your only begotten Son to pay for my sinfulness! Because I am undeserving, I am eternally grateful!<\/p>\n

In God\u2019s service, for His glory,<\/strong><\/p>\n

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