1 Therefore, since we have been made righteous through his faithfulness, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
2 We have access by faith into this grace in which we stand through him, and we boast in the hope of God’s glory.
3 But not only that! We even take pride in our problems, because we know that trouble produces endurance,
4 endurance produces character, and character produces hope.
5 This hope doesn’t put us to shame, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.
6 While we were still weak, at the right moment, Christ died for ungodly people.
7 It isn’t often that someone will die for a righteous person, though maybe someone might dare to die for a good person.