“For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure (perhaps) for a good man some would even dare to die. But God commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:7-8)
If someone were guilty of burning down your house, killing all your family in those horrible flames, then cursed you and called you every bad name imaginable at the trial for his murderous activities, it is not likely that you would give your life to rescue him from the wheels of a fast approaching freight train.
If on the other hand the man had rescued your family from a burning house you might give your life to rescue him from that fast moving train mentioned above. But, then, you might not.
The Bible makes it clear over and over that Christ died for us while we were sinners. He did not wait until we got our lives cleaned up and we were worthy of His sacrificial death. We are told that “when we were yet without strength Christ died for the ungodly.” (Romans 5:6) He died for that murderer in the first paragraph. He died for you and me, ungodly sinners. The transaction is complete when we repent and believe on Him.
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