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“I am heading straight in,” he went on. “I have earned my place in heaven. It’s not even close.”

Despite this display of ignorance and arrogance, the God of creation still loves Doomberg...

Romans 5:8

Amplified Bible (AMP)

But God shows and clearly proves His [own] love for us by the fact that while we were still sinners, Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One) died for us.

23 posted on 04/16/2014 4:46:47 AM PDT by Prov1322 (Enjoy my wife's incredible artwork at www.watercolorARTwork.com! (This space no longer for rent))
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Be careful about turning such passages of God’s love into universal statements of God’s love. We must read them in context. Romans 5:8 has reference to the elect of God, those with peace with God who were justified by faith (see verse 1), not all mankind.


34 posted on 04/16/2014 5:23:32 AM PDT by .45 Long Colt
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