Rom 5:6-11 | TNotes | STEP | 5:6 At just the right time might mean that God sent Christ at the time appointed in history, or that our condition as utterly helpless was the right time for God to demonstrate his love by sending his Son on our behalf.

a5:6►

b5:9►

c3:25►

dLev 17:11►

eRom 13:11►

f5:10►

g6:11►

hCol 3:4►

‏ Romans 5:6-11

5:6 ^a At just the right time might mean that God sent Christ at the time appointed in history, or that our condition as utterly helpless was the right time for God to demonstrate his love by sending his Son on our behalf.
5:9 ^b The blood of Christ refers to Jesus’ sacrificial death (3:25 ^c). In the Scriptures, blood is shorthand for a violent death (Lev 17:11 ^d), especially when that death atones for sins.

• he will certainly save us from God’s condemnation: Paul frequently speaks of salvation as the final deliverance of believers from God’s wrath and the tribulations of this life (see Rom 13:11 ^e).
5:10 ^f saved through the life of his Son: Believers already share in the new life that Christ provided through his resurrection (6:11 ^g). Through this vital connection with Christ, believers will also be spared from God’s wrath in the last day (see also Col 3:4 ^h).