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Certainly not! We who died to sin, how could we live in it any longer?
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A Horrifying Idea
Paul's response, "God forbid," is an expression of absolute horror. Commentators emphasize that the idea of sinning more to get more grace is a "diabolical suggestion" (Spurgeon) that is utterly contrary to the gospel. It's an appeal to the Christian's core instinct, which should find the thought repulsive.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
God forbid. By no means. Greek, It may not be. (See Barnes on Romans 3:4).
The expression is a strong denial of what is implied in …
Died to sin (απεθανομεν τη αμαρτια). Second aorist active of αποθνησκω and the dative case. When we surrendered to Christ and took…
19th Century
Anglican
That are dead.—Rather, that died. It is good to keep in mind Dr. Lightfoot’s remarks on the importance of keeping the str…
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Baptist
God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?
The two terms are exactly opposite to one another. If, thro…
Paul begins his discussion by raising an objection and answering it—an objection that grows out of his presentation of justification, especially th…
16th Century
Protestant
By no means. To some, the Apostle seems to have only intended to indignantly rebuke such outrageous madness; but it appears from other pla…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
God forbid By which he expresses his abhorrence of such a practice, and that this was a consequence which did not fo…
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 c…
13th Century
Catholic
After showing that it is through Christ’s grace that we are freed from the sin of our first parent and from the sin that abounded because…
