βWhen we were enemiesβ (Rom. 5:10).
Think of it! God has good news for us even in our willfulness, our enmity against Him! βWhen we were enemiesβ, says Paul, βWe were reconciled to God by the death of His Sonβ.
God still sends His ambassadors out to offer reconciliation to all His enemies everywhere β βby the death of His Sonβ. Think of it! We who believe are reconciled to God, not by some effort or payment offered by us to placate God, but βby the death of HIS Sonβ. He bore the enmity as His own creatures mocked Him, spat in His face and nailed Him to a tree. This is grace indeed! And this is not all, for the whole passage reads:
βFor if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by His life. And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonementβ (Rom. 5:10,11).
The argument of this passage is that if, as His enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of His Son, much more βbeing reconciledβ, we may be assured that our living Savior will keep us safe. And not only are believers safe in Christ, but all the while we βjoy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now receivedβ, not only help in our helplessness, or the forgiveness of our sins, but βthe reconciliationβ, by which we are brought nigh to God and experience His love toward us. source
