Romans 5:7-8 "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."
The word "sinners" here means: "devoted to sin...pre-eminently sinful, especially wicked." We weren't even close to being lovable. Sin was our defining characteristic. And we must understand what that truly means.
I think often we look at sin as something we do, we know we're not supposed to, but often it's "not that big of a deal." However, we must view it from God's perspective. He is perfectly righteous and holy. Even our good works are "as filthy rags" in comparison to His perfection. Sin is so repulsive, so disgusting to His holiness, that all it takes is one offense to condemn the unrepentant to Hell for eternity.
And it wasn't that we had sinned once. It was that we were "sinners". But even so, God's love is so great, so enormous, so fathomless, that He still commended ("show, prove, establish, exhibit") it to us in that especially wicked state.
What kind of love must that be to overcome our pitiful state. Do I view my sin with a heavenly perspective? Am I seeking to understand the raw power of God's love?
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