Romans 6:1
So what's our response? Should we continue to sin so we can have even more grace?
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?
In Context
2Of course not! Since we're already dead to sin, how can we continue to live in sin?
Cross References
Romans 2:4Or is it that you're treating his wonderful kindness, tolerance, and patience with contempt, not realizing that God in his kindness is trying to lead you to repent?
Romans 3:31Does that mean that by trusting in God we do away with the law? Of course not! In fact we affirm the importance of the law.
Romans 6:15So then, should we sin because we're not under law, but under grace? Of course not!
1 Peter 2:16Yes, you are free people! So don't use your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but live as God's servants.
Jude 1:4For some people have quietly crept in among you. They were written about and condemned a long time ago, for they are wicked people who pervert God's grace, turning it into a license to immorality, while also denying our Lord and master Jesus Christ.
Matthew Henry on Romans 6:1
The apostle having at large asserted, opened, and proved, the great doctrine of justification by faith, for fear lest any should suck poison out of that sweet flower, and turn that grace of God into wantonness and licentiousness, he, with a like zeal, copiousness of expression, and cogency of argument, presses the absolute necessity of sanctification and a holy life, as the inseparable fruit and companion of justification; for, wherever Jesus Christ is made of God unto any soul righteousness, he is made of God… Read the whole commentary →