rom 5:For 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.This scripture is very clear that those for whom christ died, his elect, sheep, his church..that we were reconciled to God by the death of christ, and that while we were enemies by nature..The elect arent enemies as in the seed of satan, but in that by nature, we are enemies in our minds towards God, more like at enmity..i.e col 1:And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciledThe word reconciled is the greek word:katallassō which means:to change, exchange, as coins for others of equivalent valuea) to reconcile (those who are at variance)
return to favour with, be reconciled to onec) to receive one into favourThis is strong here, for it denotes, even while we [the elect] are in a unregenerated, unconverted state, and engaging in a ungodly lifestyle, we the elect, for whom christ died was recieved into the Favor of God..we had been accepted in the beloved, on account of His death..Rom 5 10 reconciled to God by the death of His Son, in the greek its a aorist passive, its past tense, and we recieved the action from the merits of his death, that is reconciled to God..Now, its clearly taught in scripture here, that we had been reconciled, put into the favor of God, while we were at enimity with God, meaning before faith, believing, or repenting..Now, if the elect were reconciled to God before believing, before conversion, so also where they Justified before God by the death /blood of Jesus christ as well.. notice rom 5:9Much more then, being now justified by his blood,..understand that his blood in this verse, is the same as his death in vs 10..and so both blessings are secured by His blood or death..Not only are we the elect, reconciled by Jesus christ death while at enmity with him in our minds and works, but likewise we have been Justitifed before God by his death, even while we were in a state of enmity in our minds and wicked works..This is very important to understand, because satan, the deciever, has fooled, deceived many into believeing that faith or believing iis the causative reason for Justification, and not the death/blood of christ alone..for this is a false gospel, and he that is snared with it is not wise unto salvation..God is going to use this message to either deliver His people, or confirm the devils people in the lie...But be sure, all spiritual blessings were given freely to Gods elect ones, by and through the bloody death of their chief Sheperd..__________________
