Romans 6:1-2 - Are We to Continue in Sin?

1 What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin so that grace may increase?
2 May it never be! How shall we who died to sin still live in it?

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CHAPTER 6
6:1-2 - Continue in Sin?
6:3-4 - Buried / Baptised
6:5-8 - Know - Identify with Jesus Christ 
6:9-11 - Reckon/Consider
6:12-14 - Yield
6:15-18 - Obey
6:19-23 - Slaves vs. Free
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V. 1 - “Are we to continue in sin?” - This is not a facetious question. In Rom. 5:20-21 (see above) we see as sin increased so did the grace to meet it. God’s grace is greater than all our sin. A logical progression could go like this:
  Don’t you want grace from God?
  Don’t you want as much grace as you can get?
  Didn’t Paul just say the grace grew to match the sin? (See also: Rom. 3:5, 8)
  Therefore, why not sin as much as possible in order to get as much grace as possible?

V. 2 - “May it never be!” - NO! A thousand times, No! The question is asked by someone who does not understand what Paul has said. Someone who does not want to understand.
Nothing you have done in your life is beyond the forgiveness and grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is that simple.

However, when you accept Him as you Savior, your relationship with God changes - fundamentally.

Before Christ	After Christ
Sin reigns in your life.	Sin need not reign.
Death and fear control you.	No fear of death
Helpless	No longer helpless
Enmity with God	Now a child of God
Condemnation	Justified
Guilty before God	Reconciled with God
You were on your own	You have the Holy Spirit
Hell is your future	Heaven is yours!

You do not need to do anything to garner “more grace”. You have been given all you will ever need. The partial list (above) of the way your life has changed is not theoretical, or only spiritual in nature. The changes in your life will have ramifications in your daily life. The next couple of chapters of this letter tells us why we are “more than conquerors!” (See: Rom. 8:37-39)

“How shall we who died to sin still live in it?” - This powerful question leads into how our union with Christ changes the way we live now. Accepting Christ as Savior guarantees our future with Him. Somehow, that is too nebulous for us to grasp and cling to as a reason to live differently.

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