{"id":1516,"date":"2010-02-09T20:15:40","date_gmt":"2010-02-10T02:15:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ministryofgrace.org\/blog\/?p=1516"},"modified":"2010-02-09T20:15:40","modified_gmt":"2010-02-10T02:15:40","slug":"romans-510-living-salvation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ministryofgrace.org\/test\/romans-510-living-salvation\/","title":{"rendered":"Romans 5:10 – Living Salvation"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Romans 5:10<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

For if when we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life.<\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Our debt was paid by Jesus\u2019 death, but it is his resurrection to life that secures our salvation.<\/p>\n

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

\u201cEnemies<\/span>\u201d is from echthros<\/span><\/em>, which means \u201chatred, enmity, hostility, or antagonistism.\u201d In Greek, this word is expressed in the nominative, plural. Therefore, a literal translation is \u201chated ones\u201d or \u201cenemies.\u201d<\/p>\n

The word translated \u201creconciled<\/span>\u201d is the Greek word katallass\u014d<\/span><\/em>, which is made up of kata<\/span><\/em>, used as an intensifier and allasso<\/span><\/em>, meaning \u201cto change the form or nature of something.\u201d In the New Testament this word is used to indicate the change that God makes in man through conversion so that he may be reconciled to the holy God.<\/p>\n

The words \u201cmuch more<\/span>\u201d are poll\u014d mallon<\/span><\/em> in the Greek. Mallon<\/span><\/em> is a comparative indicating \u201cmore in quality or quantity\u201d and poll\u014d<\/span><\/em> means \u201cmuch in quantity or amount.\u201d The word poll\u014d<\/span><\/em> has its own comparative form, indicating more of one thing than another. The fact that both words are used together indicates an emphasis in the comparison, that is, \u201ca whole lot more!\u201d<\/p>\n

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

This verse represents one of the pinnacles of great theological truth found in the book of Romans. In the previous verse we learned that we were justified by the shedding of His (God the Son\u2019s) blood and, as a result, we will be saved from His (God, the Father\u2019s) wrath at the judgment. Now we see that it was through the death<\/span> of Jesus Christ that this reconciliation took place. And now that we have been reconciled, of even greater importance is the fact that we shall be saved (from the wrath to come) by His life<\/span>.<\/p>\n

There is a subtle statement here that we don\u2019t want to read past without recognizing. Yes, we will be saved from the wrath of God (from the Great White Throne Judgment and the lake of fire) which we discussed in the previous verse, and this is a particular point that Paul wants us to understand. The previous verse said that we will be saved from the wrath through Him. However, this verse amplifies that statement by saying that we will be saved through \u201cHis life<\/span>.\u201d Do you see that? It is the blood that satisfies God\u2019s justice but it is Jesus\u2019 resurrected life, the fact that he lives to intercede for us, that guarantees we will be saved and live eternally. That is the essence of the gospel which we must believe to be saved; Jesus died on the cross to pay the penalty for our sins, and He was raised from the dead (given life) that we might be saved from the Wrath of God. His eternal life is the guarantee that we, too, will be given eternal life. We must believe both in the death and the resurrection, for according to Paul, it is this resurrection and the life that He now possesses by which we will be saved.<\/p>\n

Jesus gave His life to pay the penalty of our sins, and God the Father gave that life back to Him so that we might be saved from the wrath of our sins, if we believe in it.<\/p>\n

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

Do you believe it? If so, you will be saved from the wrath that you deserve. However, if you don\u2019t believe in the death and<\/strong> resurrection of Jesus Christ, you will suffer the wrath that God says we so justly deserve.<\/p>\n

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

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