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From the Blue Letter Bible
New King James Version
| Romans 5 | ||
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| THEREFORE, having been justified by faith, we have[fn1] peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, | |
| through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. | |
| And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; | |
| and perseverance, character; and character, hope. | |
| Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us. | |
| For when we were still without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. | |
| For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet perhaps for a good man someone would even dare to die. | |
| But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. |
Moreover - I would have to include verse 20
| Moreover the law entered that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace abounded much more, |
These combined make a great witness tool I think. It is easier to explain Grace - when you have the conviction of the Law. See Sin abounded and grew because there was law .... but with and through Christ - Grace abounds even more over Sin ..... Gods Grace - through the blood of Christ "feeds" on and overtakes Sin. My example would be Aaron and Moses throwing down their staff in front of Pharaoh and becoming a snake. Pharaoh's magicians did the same thing. But the Staff from Moses swallowed up the snakes of Pharaoh, you might say Moses staff became a "King Snake". Just as the King snake swallowed up the others - so does Grace do the same - it swallows up sin as if it never existed. Under the Law "offenses abound" ...
So you can accept Christ and the Grace that comes with it - or you can live by the Law .... I choose the Grace.
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