2. Through faith in Jesus we have received God's grace. In that grace we stand. We are full of joy because we expect to share in God's glory.
3. And that's not all. We are full of joy even when we suffer. We know that our suffering gives us the strength to go on.
4. The strength to go on produces character. Character produces hope.
5. And hope will never let us down. God has poured his love into our hearts. He did it through the Holy Spirit, whom he has given to us.
6. At just the right time Christ died for ungodly people. He died for us when we had no power of our own.
7. It is unusual for anyone to die for a godly person. Maybe someone would be willing to die for a good person.
8. But here is how God has shown his love for us. While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.