Christ Died for the Ungodly

“For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.” (Romans 5:6)

That man is a sinner by nature when he is born and a sinner by choice when he knows to do right and does it not is an undeniable fact. The psalmist said, “The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they are born, speaking lies.” (Psalm 58:3)

A man in deep mud was trying to get out by pulling on his own boot straps. He was turning flips, falling down only to try harder and become more stuck than from the beginning. That’s a good picture of the person without Christ trying to become free from sin.

Jesus died for the ungodly, the person for whom the rest of the world ignores as a lost cause. He died for the ungodly: the drunkard, the dope addict, the liar, the thief, the prostitute and all sinners of any kind. He died for you and me.