Confidence in Christ

The whole tenor of this chapter stresses the abundant hope and confidence in Christ. In the first section, he compares the love shown to us while we were enemies to the love shown to us, having been reconciled. In the last section, he contrasts the first Adam with Christ and what each brought into the world. He uses phrases like, "how much more" (5:9-10, 15, 17), and "all the more" (5:20) to show the extent or degree of God's love for us.

Paul intends to emphasize this point to elevate the grace of God and makes no excuses for it. However, such emphasize would cause some to reason that if grace abounds much more than sin, the more we sin, the more grace receive. So, why not just sin and let God's grace cover it. That is the discussion taken up in chapter six.