Romans 5:8 on Bible Gateway

Your worst moment
isn’t the whole story.

There is room to be honest about the past and hope for a different future.

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Romans 5:8 describes love we have not earned. This film explores the bigger idea behind it: grace, a gift offered to people who need forgiveness.

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Is there something you wish you could go back and change?

A small mirror with a crack across its surface.

Your worst moment isn’t the whole of who you are.

A single flower with a small ribbon tied around its stem.

God’s love is for you before you’ve put anything right.

Romans 5:6–8 , read on Bible Gateway (opens in a new tab)

You may already be carrying the hurt, regret and wish that things had been different.

It can be hard to imagine what a fresh start would even look like.

You can begin from here.

“But God commends his own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”
Romans 5:8 , read on Bible Gateway (opens in a new tab)World English Bible Classic

God wants to bring you close.

God came to us in Jesus, sharing our human life.

John 1:1–14 , read on Bible Gateway (opens in a new tab)

He healed people and welcomed those others rejected. When he challenged powerful leaders, they turned against him.

Mark 2:15–3:6 , read on Bible Gateway (opens in a new tab)
Three plain iron nails.

Roman authorities had him killed on a wooden cross.

Luke 23:13–46 , read on Bible Gateway (opens in a new tab)

Jesus willingly faced human evil and death itself, to free us from their power.

Hebrews 2:14–15 , read on Bible Gateway (opens in a new tab)

God raised him from the dead. Evil and death had not won.

Acts 2:23–24 , read on Bible Gateway (opens in a new tab)
An open padlock.

Through Jesus, we can share in his victory over evil and death, and begin a new life with God.

Colossians 2:13–15 , read on Bible Gateway (opens in a new tab)

Your past does not have to keep you apart from him.

A simple compass pointing in a new direction.

You can ask Jesus to forgive you and trust him to lead you into this new life.

Romans 5:1–2 , read on Bible Gateway (opens in a new tab)
A butterfly with its wings opened beside an empty chrysalis.

God is with us, restoring us and helping us learn a new way to live.

Romans 8:9–11 , read on Bible Gateway (opens in a new tab)

Life with him begins now and will continue beyond death.

John 11:25–26 , read on Bible Gateway (opens in a new tab)
A ceramic vase repaired along a visible gold seam.

Rebuilding takes time. With God’s help, you can grow and begin repairing what you can.

You don’t have to work through this alone.

Let’s talk about it.

Start with what’s on your mind, or ask for help meeting people at a local church.

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