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Here's another towering statement that Paul makes in his letter to the followers of Jesus in Rome.

If you've never read Paul's letter to the Romans, haul out your Bible & read 1 chapter a day until you're finished. It's just 16 chapters, so a chapter a day & you could finish in 2 weeks or so.

It's a huge statement of what being a follower of Jesus means.

Here's an 11 verse section that will roll your socks down. Read it slowly, absorb it's truth(s), & then read it again ;-)

One other thing – I've been writing these blogs for a while now. I'm not trying to be profound, or wise, or stupendous. Why you read is stuff I've read that morning. I'm just sharing what I read. I don't think I have any more insight into what I read than you do. I'm just sharing it online because I think God wants me to.

Take what I write each day for what it is – just some things a guy who lives in NE GA USA who's trying to be & do the best he can in following Jesus, while trying to not embarrass Him or appear any more weird than he already is! ;-) LOL

Btw – read the Bible everyday, without fail ;-)

Romans 5

1 Therefore, since we have been made right in God's sight by faith,

we have peace with God

because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us.

2 Because of our faith,

Christ has brought us into this place of undeserved privilege where we now stand,

and we confidently and joyfully look forward to sharing God's glory.
  

3 We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials,

for we know that they help us develop endurance.

4 And endurance develops strength of character,

and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation.

5 And this hope will not lead to disappointment.

For we know how dearly God loves us,

because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love.
  

6 When we were utterly helpless,

Christ came at just the right time and died for us sinners.

7 Now, most people would not be willing to die for an upright person,

though someone might perhaps be willing to die for a person who is especially good.

8 But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us

while we were still sinners.

9 And since we have been made right in God's sight by the blood of Christ,

he will certainly save us from God's condemnation.

10 For since our friendship with God was restored by the death of his Son while we were still his enemies,

we will certainly be saved through the life of his Son.

11 So now we can rejoice in our wonderful new relationship with God

because our Lord Jesus Christ has made us friends of God.

“friends of God”...

Does that roll your socks down as much as it does mine?

Friends of God – that is part of the scandal of grace – God looks at us as His friends.

A – ma – zing...