Matthew Henry Commentary Romans 6:1-2

"What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid. We who died to sin, how shall we any longer live therein?" — Romans 6:1-2 (ASV)

The apostle is very thorough in stressing the necessity of holiness. He does not explain away the free grace of the gospel, but he shows that the connection between justification and holiness is inseparable. Let the thought of continuing in sin so that grace may abound be abhorred.

True believers are dead to sin; therefore, they ought not to follow it. No one can be both dead and alive at the same time. He is a fool who, desiring to be dead to sin, thinks he can live in it.