"But where sin increased, grace abounded all the more, so that, as sin reigned in death, grace also might reign through righteousness leading to eternal life."
This passage has always been so encouraging to me, just because, knowing that I sin, Christ will always graciously forgive me. ALWAYS. Crazy stuff right there. But if you read on, into the next chapter of Romans, it asks the question "Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound?" (Romans 6:1b). And the answer is, of course not! We need to strive with every fiber in our being to be more like Christ, and to purge sin from our lives. It says in verse 4: "We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life." Christ died for us, so that we can live with Him forever, and so that we CAN purge sin from our lives! We cannot waste this precious gift!
Well, that is my interpretation :) If anyone has any other thoughts, I'd love to hear them!!
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