And that's not all: We throw open our doors to God and discover at ... Read verse in The Message Bible 6 1-3 So what do we do? Romans 5 Faith Brings Joy 1 Therefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith, we have peace [ a ] with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us. The Message; Romans 5 Romans 5. The Message Romans 5:6. Romans 5:1-2 MSG By entering through faith into what God has always wanted to do for us—set us right with him, make us fit for him—we have it all together with God because of our Master Jesus. 2-7 The sacred writings contain preliminary reports by the prophets on God’s Son. 12 1-2 So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering. He presented himself for this sacrificial death when we were far too weak and rebellious to do anything to get ourselves ready. Romans 5:3-4 Romans 5:3-5-3-5 MSG There’s more to come: We continue to shout our praise even when we’re hemmed in with troubles, because we know how troubles can develop passionate patience in us, and how that patience in turn forges the tempered steel … That is what happened in baptism. Romans 5:14 Lit in the likeness of Adam’s transgression. Romans 5:5 Romans 5:3-5 MSG There’s more to come: We continue to shout our praise even when we’re hemmed in with troubles, because we know how troubles can develop passionate patience in us, and how that patience in turn forges the tempered steel of virtue, keeping us alert for whatever God will do next. Keep on sinning so God can keep on forgiving? Romans 1 The Message (MSG). I should hope not! If we’ve left the country where sin is sovereign, how can we still live in our old house there? Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him. Christ arrives right on time to make this happen. Romans 5:18 Salvation is available to all people who respond and place their personal trust in Christ. I write this letter to all the believers in Rome, God’s friends. MSG 1 By entering through faith into what God has always wanted to do for us - set us right with him, make us fit for him - we have it all together with God because of our Master Jesus. And even if we hadn't been so weak, we wouldn't have known what to do anyway. He didn't, and doesn't, wait for us to get ready. Romans 5. Romans 6 The Message (MSG) When Death Becomes Life. Or didn’t you realize we packed up and left there for good? Romans 5:9 The “wrath of God,” with the definite article in Greek, anticipates the outpouring of God’s wrath on rebellious sinners in the tribulation period (cf Rev 6:16, 17). And that’s not all: We throw open our doors to God and discover at the same moment that he has already thrown open his door to us. Romans 5 By entering through faith into what God has always wanted to do for us - set us right with him, make us fit for him - we have it all together with God because of our Master Jesus. Developing Patience 1-2By entering through faith into what God has always wanted to do for us—set us right with him, make us fit for him—we have it all together with God because of our Master Jesus. 1 I, Paul, am a devoted slave of Jesus Christ on assignment, authorized as an apostle to proclaim God’s words and acts. Romans 12 The Message (MSG) Place Your Life Before God.