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Faith Triumphs in Trouble

1 Therefore, ahaving been justified by faith,1 we have bpeace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,  
2 athrough whom also we have access by faith into this grace bin which we stand, and crejoice in hope of the glory of God.  
3 And not only that, but awe also glory in tribulations, bknowing that tribulation produces1 perseverance;  
4 aand perseverance,1 character; and character, hope.  
5 aNow hope does not disappoint, bbecause the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.  

Christ in Our Place

6 For when we were still without strength,1 in due time aChrist died for the ungodly.  
7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet perhaps for a good man someone would even dare to die.
8 But aGod demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.  
9 Much more then, having now been justified aby His blood, we shall be saved bfrom wrath through Him.  
10 For aif when we were enemies bwe were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved cby His life.  
11 And not only that, but we also arejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.  

Death in Adam, Life in Christ

12 Therefore, just as athrough one man sin entered the world, and bdeath through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned—  
13 (For until the law sin was in the world, but asin is not imputed when there is no law.  
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What Does Romans 5:3 Mean?



Romans 5:1-5

"Hope" appears three times in these verses, and it is tied to justification and the doors that open to us. In verse 2, hope motivates us to rejoice that we can look forward in positive expectation of God's glory! What an awesome opening that is to us! It is not the glory of a perfect human or even of angels, but of God! This is so hard for us to imagine because it almost sounds blasphemous. Is it any wonder that Christians can be optimistic about life in the face of all the evil we are aware of? The goal is so great that it is worth more than all the burden of being human, dealing with our sins and the repercussions of others' sins.

Our hope does not disappoint or bring us to shame because it is based in the reality of God and His promises. The common hopes of man may or may not come to pass because they are fragile and frail at best and in many cases utterly false. Yet, the believer's hope is no fantasy because it is firmly anchored in the person and promises of the Creator God.

As mentioned earlier, the activity of God among us produces hope. This is drawn in part from verses 3-4, where Paul says that trials, borne while God is part of our lives, produces perseverance, character, and hope. Because of this hope a person is never embarrassed through failure because God, who is our hope, never fails. God loves us, and He communicates His love to us through His instruction, fellowship, and discipline. Through these, we come to know Him and His faithfulness. As our admiration for Him grows, these things motivate us to purify ourselves to be like Him (I John 3:1-2).

John W. Ritenbaugh
The Elements of Motivation (Part Three): Hope

Related Topics: Belief | God's Faithfulness | God's Promises | Hope | Justification | Promises of God




Other Forerunner Commentary entries containing Romans 5:3:

Jeremiah 31:31-34
Lamentations 3:22-24
Matthew 5:10-12
Matthew 27:46
John 5:25-29
Acts 14:22
Romans 12:1
Revelation 2:5


 
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