Let’s party and sin! Won’t grace abound?
This was the same reaction Paul’s hearers had to Romans 5. “What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? Certainly not!” (Ro. 6:1-2). This response only confirms the truth of our joyous news, for it engenders the same reaction Paul received! If your gospel does not result in this response, are you sharing the Good News Paul preached?
Though the Gospel is Good News, it does not condone sin. Read your Bible; it is full of warnings. We all reap what we sow (Ga. 6:7).
And why must God’s penalty be eternal to deter us from sin? Man’s sanctions are not, yet they deter most people. The real issue here is that of the heart. Only a corrupt heart needs to be motivated by threat of penalty in order to do right. “We love Him because He first loved us” (1Jn. 4:19).
From Hope Beyond Hell Revised 2010 page 220
