An Exposition of Romans 5; Part 4

These expositions of Romans 5 have been rather lengthy so far. I am going to try to make this one very short. I am doing so not for the sake of making easier or more likely to be read. Instead it is being done because the point of verse 6 is simple and vital to come to grips with.

Romans 5:6 For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.

In his book, “Commentary on Romans”, Martin Luther says, “He died at the time when we were still weak, that is, when we were neither righteous of sanctified, but helpless and lost.”

We are not capable of being reconciled to God on our own, so Christ did for us what we could not do for ourselves. He became legs to a crippled man so that the man could walk to the love of God. He became eyes to the blind man so that he could see the beauty of God. He became ears to the deaf man so that he could hear the beautiful song of the Lord. He became breath to the dead man so that he might truly live.

Worship this Jesus today who died for you.