Romans 6:15 Meaning and Explanation
“What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid.”
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Read Full Chapter →Paul again raises and rejects the false idea that being under grace gives freedom to sin.
What Does Romans 6:15 Mean?
Having said believers are under grace and not law, Paul anticipates the same misuse he confronted at the chapter's start. Might freedom from law mean freedom to sin? He voices the question and answers it once more with his emphatic 'God forbid,' refusing the conclusion before building his case in the verses that follow.
Grace is never permission to sin. The one who imagines that mercy loosens the call to holiness has not understood the gift. Paul will now show that everyone serves a master, and to be under grace is to have been transferred into the service of righteousness, not released into lawlessness. The freedom God gives is freedom from sin, never freedom to indulge it.
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What does Romans 6:15 mean?
Paul again raises and rejects the false idea that being under grace gives freedom to sin.