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Good -Life Devotional: GRACE IS NOT A LICENSE TO SIN: A BIBLICAL DEFENSE OF ROMANS 6:1
By Rev Michael Benson Ajayi
Romans 6:1 poses a rhetorical question: “What shall we say [to all this]? Are we to remain in sin so that God’s grace may increase and overflow?” (AMP). Some false teachers have twisted this verse and others like it to promote the dangerous idea that grace gives believers a license to sin. However, Paul immediately refutes such thinking in verse 2: “Certainly not! How can we who died to sin live in it any longer?”
This misuse of grace contradicts the clear teaching of Titus 2:11-12, which states, “For the [remarkable, undeserved] grace of God... teaches us to reject ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensible, upright, and godly lives.” Grace does not excuse sin; it empowers the believer to live in holiness.
The message of Romans 6 is transformation, not indulgence. Through Christ’s death and resurrection, believers are united with Him, crucifying the old self and being raised to walk in newness of life (Romans 6:4-6). Grace sets us free from sin’s dominion—not to return to bondage, but to become slaves of righteousness (Romans 6:18).
The wages of sin remain death (Romans 6:23). Grace does not negate the consequences of sin; rather, it offers the free gift of eternal life through Christ. True faith in Jesus will produce a life marked by repentance, obedience, and sanctification. Any teaching that treats grace as permission to sin is false and must be exposed with sound doctrine.
In our daily prayers we should seek a healthy appetite for God's word and power to resist the devil .
PRAYER: Heavenly Father forgive me of my sins against you I believe Jesus Christ died and was raised again for my salvation I receive him as lord and saviour and receive the Holy Spirit and power to overcome evil addictions .
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