Romans 5:11

Romans 5:11. And not only so, -

Surely we have got high enough when we have reached an absolute certainty of our eternal salvation. Yet we are to go still higher: "And not only so," -

Romans 5:11. But we also joy in God -

Even now we joy in God, "although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olives shall fail, and the field shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls," yet do "we joy in God" -

Romans 5:11. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, -

Every blessing comes to us through him. How Paul delights to harp upon that string! He says continually, "through our Lord Jesus Christ," -

Romans 5:11. By whom we have now received the atonement.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ, we are at one with God, we are reconciled to him by the death of his Son. All our sin is for ever put away we have received the atonement, and we rejoice in the God of our salvation Glory be to his holy name for ever and ever!