“Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.”
Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more will we be saved from God's wrath through him! The logic of the a fortiori argument: if the greater thing—Christ's death—has occurred, the lesser thing—salvation from wrath—necessarily follows. Blood represents life poured out in sacrifice. Justification by blood means that sin's penalty has been paid; rescue from wrath is thereby assured.
Church Fathers on Romans 5:9
“Much more then, being now justified by His Blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of His Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by His life.” And what he has said looks indeed like tautology, but it is not to any one who accurately attends to it. Consider then. He wishes to give them reasons for confidence respecting things to come. And first he gives them a sense of shame from the…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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