Romans 6:1 (NIV)
6 What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning
so that grace may increase?
Grace doesn't mean that we are sloppy with sin. We have died
to sin when we surrendered our lives to the Lordship of Christ. We don't want
sin, or its power, to have control over us. We don't want to take lightly the
awful cost Jesus paid to cover our sin. The apostle Paul uses the strongest
language possible ("By no means!" is way too tame a translation:
"God forbid!" "Unthinkable!" "Abomination!" would
all be much more accurate.) As those saved by grace, we realize that sin is
more than breaking a divine command. Sin is making light of Jesus' love for us
by choosing our sin over his sacrifice. Sin is rebelling against the Father who
paid such a high price to adopt us into his family. Sin is breaking our
Father's heart because we are choosing our sin over our love for him. Finally,
sin is choosing our own will rather than God; a choice that leads us down a
path of self-destruction.
Thought for today:
Do I believe that my habitual bad behavior can/will be excused and forgotten
with prayer?
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