Romans 5:8-11: "8 but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God. 10 For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life. 11 More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation."
1 John 4:10: "In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins."
Hebrews 4:15-16: "15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. 16 Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need."
Ephesians 3:17b-18: "that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth"
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Chief of sinners though I be,Jesus shed His blood for me,Died that I might live on high,Lives that I might never die.As the branch is to the vine,I am His, and He is mine.
Oh, the height of Jesus' love,Higher than the heav'ns above,Deeper than the depths of sea,Lasting as eternity!Love that found me - wondrous thought!Found me when I sought Him not.
Only Jesus can impartBalm to heal the wounded heart,Peace that flows from sin forgiv'n,Joy that lifts the soul to heav'n,Faith and hope to walk with GodIn the way that Enoch trod.
Chief of sinners though I be,Christ is all in all to me;All my wants to Him are known,All my sorrows are His own.He sustains the hidden lifeSafe with Him from earthly strife.
O my Savior, help affordBy Your Spirit and Your Word!When my wayward heart would stray,Keep me in the narrow way;Grace in time of need supplyWhile I live and when I die.
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Romans 5:8-11 and 1 John 4:10 both appear in the first verse, although the text from Romans is a bit more prominent. The phrase "chief of sinners" may come from 1 Timothy 1:15: "The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost." "As the branch is to the vine" refers to the beginning of John 15.
Ephesians 3:17b-18 appears at the beginning of the second verse, and Hebrews 4:15-16 is in the middle of the fourth verse: "All my wants to Him are known, / All my sorrows are His own."
"In the way that Enoch trod" at the end of the third verse refers to Genesis 5:22-24: "22 Enoch walked with God after he fathered Methuselah 300 years and had other sons and daughters. 23 Thus all the days of Enoch were 365 years. 24 Enoch walked with God, and he was not, for God took him."
