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NASB | Romans 6:15 ¶ What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? May it never be! |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 6:15 ¶ What then [are we to conclude]? Shall we sin because we are not under Law, but under [God's] grace? Certainly not! |
Subject: what do you understand by this verse |
Bible Note: Stop and think about what you are saying. Then think about what I am saying. Justification is NOT salvation. It is different. It is only one aspect to Salvation. Salvation includes Justification, Sanctification, and redemption. Justification is being declared without sin. YES, there is only one way to be saved, that is through the grace of God. However, there are two ways to be declared Justified. A) Through strict and perfect adhence to the Law. The problem is that, as James points out, if you mess up on one tiny point, then you have broken the whole law. It is impossible for man to accomplish, but it is one way to be declared Justified. B) To have Justification placed on you by another who is genuinely Justified. That is what happens with man. Man is unable to adhere to the Law as perfectly as God wants. So, when a man repents, God extends the justification of Christ onto the repentant man. Jesus needed a way to be justified. To be declared without sin. As Paul put it in 2 corinthians, "he who knew no sin ..." Does it make sense for Jesus declared justified due to his own genuine justification being extended to himself? No it doesn't. What does make sense? That Jesus followed the Law as strictly as God desired, and was declared just as a result? Yes, that does make better sense. Jesus is the exception to the rule. Why? Because he was both God and Man. He was human in order to be a personal sacrifice for man. He was God in order to be without sin, and to follow God's law without sinning. No man in existance can ever accomplish what Jesus did. Only Jesus is capable of following the Law to justification. Jesus Loves You! Jesusman |