Romans 6:14

Paul gives a confident promise: sin shall not rule over you, because you are not under law but under grace. The word "dominion" pictures sin as a master that once held authority over a person's life. Paul declares that this mastery is broken for the believer. Sin may still tempt and trouble, but it no longer holds the throne. This is stated as a promise grounded in what God has done, not merely as a goal the believer must achieve by willpower.

The reason given is striking: "ye are not under the law, but under grace." Paul does not mean that grace makes holiness optional -- the surrounding verses make clear it does the opposite. Rather, he means the believer now lives in a new realm where God's grace empowers what law could only command. The law could define sin and expose it but could not break its power. Grace does what the law could not, freeing the believer from sin's rule and supplying the strength to live for God. This verse offers genuine hope to anyone weary of losing the same battles. The decisive power now belongs to grace, and under grace sin's reign is ended.