Romans 5:8
But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
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Study Note
Paul's declaration that 'God demonstrates his own love for us in this: while we were still sinners, Christ died for us' grounds the doctrine of atonement in an asymmetric act of love directed toward the undeserving. The contrast structure (verses 6-8) escalates from 'helpless' to 'ungodly' to 'sinners,' each term less sympathetic than the last, maximizing the moral asymmetry of the sacrifice. 'Demonstrates' (sunistesin) means to commend or prove — the cross is presented as evidence, not mere assertion, of divine love's quality. The verse has been determinative for Christian theology of the atonement, establishing that salvation originates in divine initiative toward the unworthy rather than human merit or petition.
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But God commendeth his own love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
and God doth commend His own love to us, that, in our being still sinners, Christ did die for us;
But God has made clear his love to us, in that, when we were still sinners, Christ gave his life for us.
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