The context though of Romans 5 is toward the church, not the unsaved world.
So when you read while we were sinners, Christ died for us, that means Christ died for His church, that is Christ died so that believers would have eternal life, not something for the world which does not believe and does not have eternal life.
Yes we were the ungodly Christ died for, the sick ones in need of a doctor, but we have the reconciliation since we believe.
Romans 5New King James Version (NKJV)
Faith Triumphs in Trouble
1 Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 3 And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; 4 and perseverance, character; and character, hope. 5 Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
Christ in Our Place
6 For when we were still without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet perhaps for a good man someone would even dare to die. 8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him. 10 For if when we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life. 11 And not only that, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.
Problem is many conflate the world with the church, do not beleive in election or reprobation, none of the doctrines of salvation have any meaning apart from what all scripture inspired of God says about them. That God demonstrates His love towards the US is the church of believers who will be and who are in due time saved, just as Ephesians describes.
See if you can prove that we were not enemies of Christ from scripture in out unsaved state, and and also prove that we are enemies of Christ from scripture in our unsaved state. Scripturally we were enemies and all the unsaved are still enemies. Your own scripture reference in your post clearly points out we were enemies of Christ before being converted.
Anything other than scripture is hearsay evidence, only your opinion.
Can you prove God loves the saint more than a sinner? because God's perfect love is not the same as ours.
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