But God commended (caused us to be found worthy and acceptable in His sight) through his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Even when we were yet enemies, we were lovingly reconciled to God by the death of Jesus. He went on the say much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by His LIFE(Romans 5: 8, 10). It was the love of God shed abroad in our hearts (Romans 5:5) that reconciled us back to Himself, even before the foundation of the earth, and causes us to eat the fruit of the Tree of Life.