Romans 6:1
1 What [tis] shall we say [ereo] then [oun]? Shall we
continue [epimeno] in sin [hamartia], that [hina] grace [charis] may abound [pleonazo]? KJV-Interlinear
1 What shall we say then? Are
we to continue in sin that grace may abound? ESV
Paul has already explained how Adam committed the
first sin, placing humanity in a trap. However, each individual person is not
condemned by Adams sin, but by the commission of their own sins, made from
their own decisions.
Adam committed a single sin, while humanity has
committed innumerable numbers of sins throughout history.
Christ committed a single act of grace, which not only
covered Adams sin, but paid the price of, and covered all, sins from Adam to
the end of time.
Grace abounds, because it accomplished more. That does
not mean that we are free to sin in order to get more grace.
When we believed in Christ, we were baptized with the
Holy Spirit. That baptism, is a real baptism, unlike water baptism or some
other form, which are merely symbols or teaching aids to describe the true baptism
of the Holy Spirit.
In baptism, we symbolically joined Christ in His death
and in His resurrection. The death was to sin. Sin is therefore death. And to
continue to sin, or to return to sin, is in effect returning to death, or
trying to live in death. However, death is not life, and trying to make alive
something that is dead, is not only impossible, but completely ridiculous.
Grace is the policy of God, and the product of Christ’s
work on the cross.
Grace is not a product of sin.
Sin is a prison, and grace is the, get out of jail,
card.
When someone is released from prison, why would they
want to go back to prison? To do so would mean that you are doing nothing more
than going through a revolving door, in and out, in and out, which would mean
that you are going nowhere.
Therefore, there is no rational logic in sinning as an
attempt to gain more grace.
Grace is life, and to gain more grace, one has to
function in life, not in death.
These studies, are a part of the massive
daily study web site at DailyBibeStudy.Org, that is easily accessible, and are
written, so that you can come to Christ if you have not done so already, and
therefore not be lost forever.
And
if you have already believed in Christ, then these studies are written so you
can learn and understand and grow in your spiritual life, so that you can come
to the full knowledge of Christ, so that you can fulfill your meaning and
purpose in life as God intended for you, and so you can qualify for a
phenomenal eternal reward which you will have forever.
To
ignore this opportunity to pursue a daily study means you will be incomplete,
unfulfilled and you will lose out, big time.
The
Daily Bible Study is online, making it possible as never before in all of human
history, to advance in ones relationship with God, through Christ, and to
complete yourself beyond your imagination.
But
you have to decide to make that commitment.
No one else can study for you.
You have to do that yourself.
