“For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die— but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” -Romans 5:7–8
To illustrate the extent of God’s love, Paul appeals to the unexpected and shows how “the cross is the means by which God demonstrates his lo…
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