Romans 5:9-11
9 Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him. 10 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. 11 And not only that, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.
9 Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him. 10 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. 11 And not only that, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.
Because we who are Christ’s are seen as just with His righteousness in between the Father’s wrath and our sin, we are saved from the consequences of our sin - namely that due wrath against all that offends our holy and righteousness God. We have thus been reconciled, made right in His eyes, and are no longer His enemies. So through the death and life of Christ do we come to this place. This is where our true and lasting joy comes from, the reconciling love of God in Christ by His mercy on all that He calls to Himself. We are reconciled, and we have that great news of reconciliation to tell to the end of the earth!
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