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Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have
peace with God
through our Lord Jesus Christ,
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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.
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Not only so, but we also rejoice in our
sufferings, because we know that
suffering produces perseverance;
4 perseverance, character; and
character, hope.
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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.
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You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for
the ungodly.
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Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone
might possibly dare to die.
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But God demonstrates his own love for us in this:
While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
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Since we have now been justified by His blood, how much
more shall we be saved from God's wrath through Him!
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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.
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