Paul has been emphasizing grace so heavily, that it creates a concern for many people. This is a radical kind of grace that was simply too far for some at the time, and to this day.
But if we are saved by grace, through faith, not of any good works of our own, then what’s to stop anyone from sinning all the time? Especially if grace will always outweigh sin, no matter how great the sin!
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