Verse 1
One writer counted 74 rhetorical questions in Roman. [Note: B. Kaye, The Argument of Romans with Special Reference to Chapter 6, p. 14.] This chapter begins with one of them. Paul had just said that grace super-abounded where sin increased (Romans 5:20). Perhaps then believers should not worry about practicing sin since it results in the manifestation of more of God’s grace and His greater glory. One expression of this view is Voltaire’s famous statement, "God will forgive; that is his ’business.’" [Note: Cited by Moo, p. 356.] W. H. Auden voiced similar sentiments.
"I like committing crimes. God likes forgiving them. Really the world is admirably arranged." [Note: W. H. Auden, For the Time Being, p. 116.]
Paul probably posed the question to draw out the implications of God’s grace.
". . . justification by faith is not simply a legal matter between me and God; it is a living relationship." [Note: Wiersbe, 1:531.]
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