Paul is horrified at this suggestion, for it shows a complete lack of understanding of what the gospel is about, and what sin is. The gospel is most definitely not about our being “let off”. Sin is utterly destructive, it is destructive to the one who sins and to those around him. It also shows a complete lack of appreciation of what happened on the cross and what our believing in it means. Christ died on the cross because of our sin, He took upon Himself the punishment that should have been ours. We died to sin. How did we die to sin? Well Christ died for us , He died the death we should have suffered. We also recognised the reality of sin, we admitted our guilt, and we said that we want rid of the sin. Not just rid of the penalty, but to be free of sin in our lives, for it to have no further home in our being. To willingly continue to sin is a denial all that the cross is about.
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