"(6) You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. (7) Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. (8) But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us."
These three verses are some of the most famous in the Bible. People often quote verse 8, but I really think we need to focus on what Paul is saying on the other verses as well. It's interesting in verse 6 that he writes that Christ died for the ungodly. He didn't say that he died for the Jews, for the righteous, or for those that believed, but for the ungodly. It makes me so happy that I believe in a God that is willing to die for even people that don't believe in Him. Now, it's easy to write that Christ died for us, but Paul points out that people don't generally die for people they believe are good muchless for people that are bad and we have to know that among the "ungodly" we have some really awful people. It would have to be some really strong love that would drive a person to die for people that are righteous and good as well as those that are selfish and despicable.
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