What do you think this verse means?

Question

But God demonstrates His own love for us in this:
While we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 5 v 8

Answer 1

Even though we are sinners and undeserving of His love, God gave of Himself and sent His Son Jesus Christ as payment for our sins. By offering Hisself on the cross our sin debt has been paid if we accept the gift.

Answer 2

This is the way God shows His love for us--His Son died for those who would accept Him and those who wouldn't, and while we were still headed for hell.

You need to read verses 6 through 11 to get the context.

Answer 3

Just what it says..

God sent Jesus to die for us, in spite of the fact that we were sinners. More importantly BECAUSE we were sinners. He loves us so much that he sacrificed His only son, so that we may have a relationship with Him, so that we may be saved.

Answer 4

Sin is being disobedient to God, our creator. Sin seperates us from God. We choose to sin. Sin has a price and that price is death. But God loves us so much that he made a way for sinners to be reunited with him. He sent his son, who is perfect to pay for our sins. He died without sin, so those with sin may live. Now thats love!!!

Answer 5

Dear Heir to Christ: I want to travel deeper into this - even beyond what you have asked:

I want to speak of the Separation as the context for what Paul is saying in Romans.

First, the "sinners' concept is what Paul believed in, as Christians frequently do - also, in Romans he mentions the "wrath of God." He does say: "While we were YET sinners" for he does believe Jesus washed it all away. I am a Christian - do not be uncomfortable with what I shall speak of here:

Paul was a very angry, hostile, murderous young man ; as Saul. Although he went through a dramatic conversion on the road to Damascus, received instruction that would fire him so greatly that he could never cease his conversion of others - still, he did not sit with Jesus for a year or longer as the others did. He never spent time listening to Jesus speak in the Flesh. The Disciples FED to him what they had learned, but Jesus has something to say about that:

"I told the Apostles they did not always understand what I had spoken. . .that they would understand more later." This is because you cannot try to digest and integrate into your personality lessons that are flying at you in tremendous intakes -in the short span of one year or so. They, too, had to grow "up" and into what they had heard. When Paul "took up" with them, they had had no time yet to mature in Christ. What they fed to Paul was what they understood had been taught - AS they understood it !

Your Father sees not sin. He never, at ANY POINT, saw sin. It is a concept of mankind : For a very real Separation did take place - not in the Garden of Eden - but in the Kingdom of God, in Eternity. A physical world arose from this. Do not be uncomfortable with this: at the moment of Separation - the Father's Answer was given, on our behalf. He Created the Holy Spirit to reside in every spirit-mind as our higher thinking - and as a Comforter and Guide for us. He brought forth a Brother, Jesus, to the Call of the Holy Spirit throughout the Sonship/Kingdom, to demonstrate and teach. Jesus answered the Call.

While we remain in the Separation which shall end, as each soul returns Home, one-by-one, and gladden the Father, the demonstration of the Father's Christ Nature, His attributes as shown through Jesus demonstrating this before us - was the ultimate gift the Father sent us while we Journeyed.

First, we see His Nature: What we call the Christ Nature. Steadfast, unswerving in it's devotions. Knowing in It's greater wisdom no guilt nor sin exists. He KNOWS what He has Created. He trusts it. It will return to Him - without His doubt - for even a moment. He gave us our heritage - His Christ Nature inside of us - like Him Self ! We are like Him. He knows it will prevail in each one of us - despite our human personalities appearing to dominate - it will prevail - eventually - in each one, at a time. The Father has infinite patience. We do not. But He knows ! Jesus is teaching the Nature of the Father. If you hit the Father - He will turn the other cheek. He will not acknowledge guilt. Do not use symbols (words), as the Pharisees were doing - but SHOW intention as an energy that is true to your thinking. The Father receives "intention." What is unlike Him Self is not looked upon.

Finally, the Truth that lances and pierces through the great Separation of His Children - that which defies all human thinking: You are more than a body. You are something greater, something not perishable - you are a Truth in your Self that cannot be killed or touched by human thoughts and actions. You are a part of Him - the Creator - and He is Eternal. Man perishes in his body. But the real You does not!

Is there greater love - tell me of it - can you think of a greater more unswerving love than to PRESENT (amongst those who see themselves as guilty of some sin - tied to the Separation, and being replayed in a million ways over and over and over again, as mankind dances to a tune of sin and guilt - that the Father KNOWS is not real) the Resurrection? You are only guilty and a sinner if the Father sees you that way. He DOES NOT. That is the Christ Nature!

I know this goes against the belief of fundamentalists who feel every single word of the Bible is inspired by God Himself. Open your soul - understand your Father/Creator. He never was a wrathful, vengeful, jealous God. Jesus said otherwise. He tried to tell you . . .the Father sees us not as sinners at any juncture of the Separation or post Separation. Then Jesus teaches what we need to remember about our real Nature.

"The Body is the Ego's (human mind) home, by it's own election."

Answer 6

Translation: An example of how much God loves us is shown when he gave his son, Christ, to die for us even though we don't listen to him.

Answer 7

Actions speak louder than words-would you allow your self to be mocked, tortured and nailed to a cross for a bunch of ungratefull, liars/ cheaters/ theivies ect.. unless you loved them? HMM?

Answer 8

It means God loved us so much, even though he had good reason to discard us, he made arrangements for us to get back to perfection.

Answer 9

Even though we make mistakes, and travel down the wrong paths. The Lord will still love us, for he sees the goodness deep within or hearts...............

something like that

Answer 10

That was rude what the first guy said. Anyway, he probably meant that god loves us so much, and to show us that, he had his son die for us, even though all we ever did for him was sin. I dunno, probably the simple version, but to explain it fully would probably take forever. Dont know if its right either, but oh well.