A Study of The Book of Romans

Lesson 32 Chapter 5:7 – 10

 

  1. Verse 7 “For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.”
    1. Let us remember where we left off last week, verse 6 “For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.”

a.       Since man was unable to bring himself to justification, then Christ Jesus died for us.

b.      “in due time” at a time when God had chosen. 

    1. “For scarcely for a righteous man will one die…” or it is rare for a righteous man to give his life for another person or for their crimes.

a.       When Paul speaks of a “righteous man” here he is not speaking of one saved by Christ Jesus necessarily but rather just a moral good person in moral eyes.

b.      But how often is it that a person (let’s say) a morally outstanding person would be willing to suffer for the sins of another especially one who is morally evil or an even his enemy.

c.       This is why Paul said “scarcely” it is not common.  

    1. “…yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.”

a.       This man is good in nature morally, he has dedicated to charity giving most if not all he has for others even those he may not even know and doesn’t care whether they are evil or not. This would be a very liberal person.

b.      It could be even he would give his life for others. This would remind us somewhat of a soldier in the military; however we are speaking of person for person. 

c.       The Lord said in John 15:13 "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." So if one were to do it it would be a loving gesture for sure.

  1. Verse 8 “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us."
    1. The word “commendeth” means - "to place together," while one could go several different ways with this, I like this one; what this verse places together is God’s love and Christ sacrifice. God showed His love for sinner’s even enemies of His in sending His Son to die on the cross for our sins in the form of Christ Jesus.
    2. Man does not have to wonder how much God loved them just look at the cross and your salvation. God chose you to be His, He loved you with an eternal love, and caused you to be saved and this is manifested in Christ Jesus. 
    3.  1 Peter 3:18 “For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:”
    4. 1 John 3:16 “Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.” Not that God Himself died, but as in the man Christ Jesus it was like unto God dying.
    5. While it would be very noble for one to give his life for another, it would do nothing for his spiritual condition; however with Christ Jesus it was different.   
  2. Verse 9 “Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.”
    1. “Much more then…” – that is to a much greater degree than just that He died for our sins, to a much greater degree than just that He reconciled us with God,  to a much greater degree than just that He will allow us to spend eternity with God, by “…being now justified by his blood…” but there is more; Galatians 2:20 “I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.”
    2. “…we shall be saved from wrath through him.” That is we will not suffer the righteous anger of God against sinners.  Not that we will not suffer wrath from others but as believers in Christ Jesus we will never suffer wrath from God, EVER!
    3. What a glorious position it is to be a child of God!! Verse 10 “For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.”