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Romans 5
Since we have been justified through faith
Because of Jesus, we know God’s peace firsthand
And through him we have gained access by faith
Into this grace in which we now stand
In the hope of God’s glory we boast
In our sufferings we glory too
Because we know that suffering produces grit
Grit produces character and hope results from it
Hope does not put us to shame
Because God’s love is poured into our hearts
This is done through the Holy Spirit
Whom, to us, God imparts
You see, at just the right time
When we were powerless still
Christ died for the ungodly
And we know that very rarely will
Anyone die for the righteous
Though for a good person one may dare
But God demonstrated his love for us
Christ died while we were in sin’s despair
Since now we are justified by his blood
How much more will we be saved
From God’s wrath through Christ
While, in sin, we were enslaved
If, while we were God’s enemies
We were reconciled by Jesus’ death
How much more, having been reconciled
Shall we be saved while he drew breath
Not only is this so
But we boast in God, you see
Because through our Lord Jesus Christ
With God we are in harmony
Just as sin entered the world
Through one man, and death through sin
In this way death came to all people
Sin was in the world before the law was given
But sin is not charged to your account
Where the law is not made manifest
Death reigned from the time of Adam
To the time of Moses, nevertheless
Even over those who did not sin
By breaking a command
As did Adam
Who is a pattern of God’s plan
But the gift if not like the trespass
For if many died by one man’s sin
How much more did God’s grace and the gift
Come by Jesus Christ, to all who invite Him in
Nor can God’s gift be compared
With the result of man’s sin
The judgment of one sin brought condemnation
But the justification of God helps us to begin again
If by the trespass of one man
Death reigned throughout the human race
But how much more we receive through Jesus Christ
Who showed us God’s abundant provision of grace
So just as with one man’s sin
We are all condemned, you see
So also by the one righteous act of another
From the condemnation of sin, we are free
We were all made sinners
By the disobedience of one man
So also through the obedience of the Son
IN righteousness we stand
The law was brought in
So that trespass might increase
But where sin increased
God’s grace did not cease
Just as sin reigned in death
So also grace might hold sway
Through righteousness to bring eternal life
Through the Lord Jesus, God’s chosen way
