Charles Spurgeon Commentary Romans 3:5

"But if our righteousness commendeth the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who visiteth with wrath? (I speak after the manner of men.)" — Romans 3:5 (ASV)

But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say?

If it so turns out that even man's sin makes the holiness of God the more illustrious, what shall we say?

Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as a man)

Paul spoke as a mere carnal man might be supposed to speak. If ever we are obliged, for the sake of argument, to ask a question which is almost blasphemous, let us do it very guardedly, and say something to show that we really do not adopt the language as our own, just as Paul says, I speak as a man. If the very sin of man is made to turn to the glory of God, is God unjust in punishing that sin?