Love Commended

In verse 5, the Apostle Paul ended his discussion of why we can glory in our suffering by telling us that through suffering we experience God's love being poured out in our hearts! “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.” Having mentioned the love of God, the Apostle Paul cannot leave it without dwelling on it a little bit. In verses 6-8, the Apostle Paul takes this element of God's love like a precious gem and holds it up to the light and turns it around a little bit so that we can fully appreciate the miracle that it is. The concept this whole paragraph revolves around is the beginning phrase of verse 8. “But God demonstrates His own love toward us.” The Greek verb means "to demonstrate, show, bring out, or prove." God love is demonstrated in the objects of His great love for us who know Him as Savior. Paul points out three things about us that demonstrate and prove God's love toward us.
I. God Loved Us When We Were Weak (v. 6)
II. God Loved Us When We Were Ungodly (v. 6-7)
III. God Loved Us When We Were Sinners (v. 8)