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The central theme is this: God’s love is not sentimental, it is demonstrated. It is revealed in a decisive act in history: the death of Jesus Christ for sinners.
Let us look at what the Word of God says:
> “For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.
> For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.
> But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
> Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.”
> — Romans 5:6–9 (KJV)
The lyrics echo this passage:
These are not vague religious statements. They are legal, covenantal, and relational declarations from the throne of God.
We must understand:
1. Our condition: “utterly helpless” and “sinners.”
2. Christ’s timing: “at just the right time.”
3. God’s demonstration of love: “Christ died for us.”
4. The result: “made right… by the blood,” and thus “saved from God’s judgment.”
Unless we see the depth of our helplessness, we will never grasp the greatness of His love. Unless we see the reality of wrath, we will never appreciate the power of the blood.
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Romans was written by the apostle Paul, probably from Corinth, to believers in Rome—Jews and Gentiles together. Paul had never yet visited them. This is his most systematic unfolding of the gospel.
In the first chapters of Romans, Paul is like a prosecuting attorney. He brings the whole human race into God’s courtroom:
His conclusion is clear:
> “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.”
> — Romans 3:23
Then, he turns to God’s solution: justification by faith through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus (Romans 3:24–26), exemplified in Abraham (Romans 4).
By the time we reach Romans 5, Paul is now explaining the results of justification. Romans 5:1 begins:
> “Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
From verse 6 onward, Paul is explaining the basis of this justification and the nature of God’s love that brought it about.
Contextually:
Historically, this all centers in one decisive event: the cross of Jesus Christ. At a specific time (“due time”), under a specific empire (Rome), under a specific governor (Pontius Pilate), the Son of God shed literal blood and died a real death, as a once-for-all sacrifice.
The message of Romans 5:6–9 is not philosophy. It is covenant history. It is a legal transaction in the court of heaven, publicly enacted on a Roman cross.
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To appreciate the depth of this passage, we will look at two key expressions:
1. “Without strength / utterly helpless”
2. “Commends / showed” (His love)
### 1. “Without strength” (ἀσθενής – asthenēs)
Romans 5:6 (KJV): “For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.”
The Greek word is ἀσθενής (asthenēs). It means:
It is not merely that we were “a bit weak” morally; we were spiritually powerless, morally bankrupt, unable to save ourselves, unable to produce righteousness that God could accept.
This deepens the lyric: “When we were utterly helpless.”
Our condition:
Salvation is not God helping those who help themselves. Salvation is God rescuing those who cannot help themselves.
### 2. “Showed / commends” (συνίστησιν – synistēsin)
Romans 5:8 (KJV): “But God commendeth his love toward us…”
The Greek verb is συνίστημι (synistēmi). It means:
So we could translate: “God demonstrates His love” or “God proves His love” for us.
God’s love is not left in the realm of feeling or intention. It is demonstrated in action. The evidence stands permanently: “Christ died for us.”
This deepens the lyric: “But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.”
We do not have to guess whether God loves us. The cross is God’s public, permanent, irrefutable evidence.
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We will now take the key statements from the lyrics and open them up with Scripture.
### A. “When we were utterly helpless”
> “For when we were yet without strength [asthenēs], in due time Christ died for the ungodly.”
> — Romans 5:6
The lyric rightly emphasizes: “utterly helpless.”
Scripture reinforces this condition:
Dead men do not rescue themselves. Enemies do not reconcile themselves. Weak, sinful, spiritually dead people have only one hope: divine intervention.
This is why the gospel is not self-improvement. It is resurrection from spiritual death, accomplished solely by the initiative of God.
### B. “Christ came at just the right time”
> “In due time Christ died for the ungodly.”
> — Romans 5:6
The phrase “in due time” (Greek: κατὰ καιρόν – kata kairon) means “at the appointed season,” “at the decisive moment.”
This fits the broader biblical witness:
God’s timing is precise. The cross was not an accident of politics, but the outworking of a divine timetable:
The lyric: “Christ came at just the right time” points us to the sovereignty of God in salvation. God is not reacting to human failure; He is fulfilling His eternal purpose (Ephesians 1:4–5, 9–10).
### C. “Died for us sinners”
> “Christ died for the ungodly” (Romans 5:6)
> “Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8)
Note two crucial truths:
1. He died for (Greek: ὑπέρ – hyper) us — on our behalf, in our place.
2. He died for sinners / ungodly, not for the righteous.
This is substitution:
God’s love is revealed not by overlooking sin, but by bearing sin.
The cross shows both:
The lyric “died for us sinners” strips us of every illusion. We were not lovable, we were not seeking God, we were not neutral. We were sinners, and He died for us.
### D. The human measure of love vs. God’s love
> “Now, most people would not be willing to die for an upright person,
> though someone might perhaps be willing to die for a person who is especially good.”
> — Lyric, reflecting Romans 5:7
Paul says:
> “For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.”
> — Romans 5:7
Human love, at its highest, might sacrifice for someone worthy:
But God’s love is of another order:
> “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”
> — Romans 5:8
He does not wait until we become “good enough.” He does not bargain. He loves at the worst, not at the best.
This exposes a common religious deception: “If I improve myself, God will love me more.” The cross declares the opposite. God’s love was fully expressed:
Our repentance and faith are responses to a love already demonstrated, not conditions that purchase it.
### E. “But God showed his great love…”
This is the central chorus:
> “But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.”
Compare the text:
> “But God commendeth [demonstrates] his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”
> — Romans 5:8
Notice:
1. The subject: God.
2. The action: demonstrates / shows.
3. The object: His love.
4. The timing: “while we were yet sinners.”
5. The method: “Christ died for us.”
This answers three common attacks of the enemy:
The cross replies: He proved it.
The cross replies: He loved you at your worst.
The cross replies: His anger against sin fell on His Son, that His love might reach you.
This is why John can say:
> “Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.”
> — 1 John 4:10
Propitiation means a sacrifice that turns away wrath. Love and wrath meet at the cross: wrath is satisfied; love is released.
### F. “Made right in God’s sight by the blood of Christ”
> “And since we have been made right in God’s sight by the blood of Christ…”
> — Lyric, reflecting Romans 5:9 NLT
> “Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.”
> — Romans 5:9 (KJV)
The key term is justified (Greek: δικαιόω – dikaioō):
It is a legal, courtroom term. God the Judge declares:
And this justification is “by his blood.”
The blood of Jesus is:
We are not justified by:
We are justified by His blood, received through faith (Romans 3:25–26).
### G. “He will certainly save us from God’s judgment”
> “He will certainly save us from God’s judgment.”
> — Lyric, reflecting Romans 5:9 NLT
> “We shall be saved from wrath through him.”
> — Romans 5:9 (KJV)
The word “wrath” (Greek: ὀργή – orgē) means:
Many today wish to speak only of God’s love and never of His wrath. But Romans 5:9 links both:
If there is no real wrath, then Christ died unnecessarily. If there is wrath, then the love that delivers from it is infinitely precious.
“Saved from wrath through him” means:
This gives assurance. The same blood that justified us now guarantees our final salvation from judgment.
### H. “When we were utterly helpless, Christ came at just the right time”
The outro repeats the core truth: our helplessness and His perfect timing.
This repetition is important. The Holy Spirit emphasizes again and again:
This is the foundation for spiritual stability. If we do not build our Christian life on this foundation, we will be unstable, easily moved by accusation, fear, or condemnation.
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Revelation of God’s love is meant to be received, believed, and confessed. Here are four practical responses.
### 1. First, we must accept God’s verdict about our condition
We must agree with God’s assessment:
This humbles human pride, but it is the doorway to grace.
> “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.” (Romans 3:23)
> “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.” (1 John 1:8)
Proclamation for this step:
> “Lord, I acknowledge that by nature I was helpless, ungodly, and a sinner. I agree with Your Word about my condition. I bring no righteousness of my own. I need Your mercy.”
### 2. Second, we must personally trust in Christ’s death and blood
God has demonstrated His love in the cross, but we must respond by faith.
> “Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus… through faith in his blood…”
> — Romans 3:24–25
We stop trusting:
We put our trust in:
Proclamation:
> “I renounce trusting in my own goodness. I put my faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and in His blood shed for me. His death is my ransom. His blood is my covering. His cross is my only ground of acceptance with God.”
### 3. Third, we must receive and stand in our justification
Many believers accept forgiveness but still live as if they are on probation with God—always unsure, always condemned. Romans 5:1–2 says:
> “Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
> By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.”
We must stand in the grace of justification:
Proclamation:
> “I am justified by the blood of Jesus. God has declared me righteous in His sight. I have peace with God. I stand in grace, not in my own works. There is now no condemnation for me in Christ Jesus.”
### 4. Fourth, we must answer the accuser with the Word and the blood
One of Satan’s main weapons is accusation (Revelation 12:10). He will say:
We overcome him as Scripture states:
> “And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.”
> — Revelation 12:11
We must speak out what the blood has done for us. This is not psychological self-talk; it is a legal testimony based on God’s Word.
Proclamation:
> “Satan, I overcome you by the blood of the Lamb and the word of my testimony. The blood of Jesus has paid for all my sins, past, present, and future. God has demonstrated His love for me at the cross. I am justified by His blood and saved from wrath through Him. You have no legal claim against me.”
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### Proclamation of Faith
Say this aloud, thoughtfully, as an act of agreement with God’s Word:
> “God has demonstrated His love for me in a clear and decisive way.
> When I was utterly helpless, when I was ungodly, when I was still a sinner, Christ died for me.
> I could not save myself. I had no strength, no righteousness of my own.
> But at the right time, according to God’s plan, Jesus took my place on the cross.
> His blood was shed as the full payment for my sins.
> On the basis of His blood, God has justified me. He has declared me righteous in His sight.
> I am no longer under wrath. I am saved from judgment through Jesus.
> I do not measure God’s love by my circumstances or feelings.
> I measure God’s love by the cross of Christ.
> The cross is the permanent proof that God loves me.
> I stand in this grace. I have peace with God through my Lord Jesus Christ.
> I overcome every accusation by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of my testimony.
> God’s love for me has been revealed in Jesus, and I receive it by faith. Amen.”
### Prayer
“Father, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, I thank You for the revelation of Your love in Romans 5:6–9. Thank You that You did not wait for me to improve myself, but while I was still a sinner, Christ died for me.
I renounce every lie that says You do not truly love me, or that I must earn Your love. I look to the cross as the final evidence of Your love and to the blood of Jesus as the full basis of my acceptance.
Holy Spirit, write this truth on my heart: that I was helpless, but Christ came at the right time; that I was guilty, but You have justified me by His blood; that I was under wrath, but in Christ I am saved from judgment.
Strengthen me to stand in this grace, to resist accusation, and to walk in the freedom of one who is truly loved, forgiven, and accepted in the Beloved. I yield myself afresh to You, Lord Jesus, and I confess: You are my righteousness, my peace, and my salvation.
In Your mighty name I pray, Amen.”
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