2— the proof—v. 10 The technical name for this argument is a fortiori, i.e., reasoning from the greater to the lesser. If the greater task was for God to send his Son to die for us while we were his enemies, how much easier is it for him to save us now that we are his friends! If Christ died for us when we hated him, how much more shall he live for us now that we are his friends! If God loved us as much as he did while we were helpless, sinful and ungodly, how much more shall he love us now that
Romans 5:10