While We Were Still Sinners Christ Died For Us

The phrase "While we were still sinners Christ died for us" is a well-known Christian theological statement derived from Romans 5:8 in the New Testament of the Bible. It encapsulates the core Christian belief in the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ for the redemption of humanity, emphasizing that this act of love and grace occurred while people were still in a state of sin, highlighting the unconditional nature of God's love. In Hebrew, this phrase can be translated as "בזמן שאנו עדיין חוטאים, מת ישו עבורנו" (B'zman she'anu od chota'im, mat Yeshu alenu). In Latin, a language significant to Christian theology, it is "Dum enim adhuc peccatores eramus, Christus pro nobis mortuus est". This concept is central to the doctrine of atonement, which teaches that Christ's death was a substitutionary sacrifice that atoned for the sins of humanity, offering the possibility of reconciliation with God. The phrase underscores the idea that salvation is not earned through human effort but is a gift of grace, available to all who believe, as articulated in Ephesians 2:8-9.