9-11 Now that we are set right with God by means of this sacrificial death, the consummate blood sacrifice, there is no longer a question of being at odds with God in any way. If, when we were at our worst, we were put on friendly terms with God by the sacrificial death of his Son, now that we’re at our best, just think of how our lives will expand and deepen by means of his resurrection life! Now that we have actually received this amazing friendship with God, we are no longer content to simply say it in plodding prose. We sing and shout our praises to God through Jesus, the Messiah!

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Since we have now been justified(A) by his blood,(B) how much more shall we be saved from God’s wrath(C) through him! 10 For if, while we were God’s enemies,(D) we were reconciled(E) to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life!(F) 11 Not only is this so, but we also boast in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.(G)

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