Romans 5:8-10
5:9 a The blood of Christ refers to Jesus’ sacrificial death (3:25 b). In the Scriptures, blood is shorthand for a violent death (Lev 17:11 c), 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 d).
5:10 e saved through the life of his Son: Believers already share in the new life that Christ provided through his resurrection (6:11 f). Through this vital connection with Christ, believers will also be spared from God’s wrath in the last day (see also Col 3:4 g).
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