(Rom 6:2) “God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?”  If only our old nature did not blind us to the hideousness of sin! It loves sin which means a part of us does. If we saw sin as God sees it we would fully embrace these Words, “How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?”  Prayer: “God help me to see more clearly how terrible sin is to You.” 

(Rom 6:1) “What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? (2)  God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?”  One would think we would love the Lord so much for the gift of salvation, that we would long to please Him, that we would choose holiness over sin’s desire.

 (Rom 6:1) “What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? (2)  God forbid…..”  It cannot be denied that in one since God is glorified through bestowing grace upon repentant sinners: (Eph 2:7) “That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.” Yet, He Who hates sin to such a degree He would let His Son die bearing our sin, did not cleanse us to participate freely in that which He hates. 

 (Rom 5:21) “That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.”   Notice that the Lord gives “eternal” life – period. Since that life is bestowed upon us at the moment of salvation, making alive our spirit, to lose it (for it to cease to be) would mean it was not “eternal”. That, brother/sister……cannot be. 

  (Rom 5:21) “That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.”   Praise God, God’s grace reigns in the life of the Born Again Child of God. That is, grace continues to be given by God covering the life of the Saved with the righteous life of Jesus Christ! God be praised! 

 (Rom 5:21) “That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.”  Sin has victory over every lost soul. That was once you. The death spoken of here is one that extends beyond the grave. It is a conscious death of torment, according to Jesus’ Words in Luke Chapter 16. People need to hear this as well as the love of the cross.

 (Rom 5:20) “Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:”  Law: made sin to be plainly seen by us. Result: grace, favor we don’t deserve continuous through faith in the death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus. 

 (Rom 5:20)  “Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound….”   It wasn’t that there was no sin taking place before the law. It was that once the law was given, a person no longer had a cloak for their sin. It was revealed plainly that their actions was sin. Friend, have you familiarized yourself with the Word of God so that you might not sin against Him? 

(Rom 5:20)  “Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound….”  (Rom 3:19)  “Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.”  Notice, the subject here is “sin”. Today, in dealing with the lost, the subject normally is “the love of God”. Yet, the old saying is, “You’ve got to get them lost before you can get them saved.” The heart must be brought face to face with one’s sin before one can repent, embracing the love of God.

(Rom 5:19) “For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.”  Unrighteous in life deemed righteous, thus v.18b “…by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification (pronounced innocent – never transgressed the law) of life.”  God the Son died in our place (took our judgment) and then rose again (for He had not transgressed), now embracing the sinner as part of Himself to declare then righteous, justified! Read in the epistles how often it says “in Christ” or “in Him”.