Romans 6:1

What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?

'What shall we say then' -'Then what shall we conclude' (Gspd); 'A transition-expression and. debater's phrase.'(Vincent p. 65); 'What inference then shall we draw, i.e. from the relations of sin and grace expounded in Romans 5:20?' (Gr. Ex. N.T. p. 632)

'Well', someone might say, 'if God's grace so abounded over sin, why should we not go on sinning so as to give His grace the opportunity of abounding all the more?' This is not. completely hypothetical objection..the Russian monk Rasputin..taught..that, as those who sin most require most forgiveness,. sinner who continues to sin with abandon enjoys, each time he repents, more of God's forgiving grace than any ordinary sinner.'

'That question would naturally arise in the minds of the uninformed. Besides, some people would like to have an excuse to indulge in sin.'

From the Scriptures it is clear that people have tried to justify sin on 'religious grounds' in the past. (2 Peter 2:19; Judges 1:4 'who turn the grace of our God into licentiousness..')

'Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?' -

'Continue' -the verb means primarily to remain or abide at or with, and secondarily, to persevere. So better here, persist. (Vincent pp. 65-66); 'The practice of sin as. habit (present tense) is here raised.' (Robertson p. 361) 'Shall we sin to our heart's content and see how far we can exploit the grace of God' (Phi)

'Paul's opponent draws what he thinks is. logical conclusion from all this. He believes fervently that Paul is undermining holiness by undermining the law since he makes acquittal independent of flawless performance..what follows is argument showing such thinking is false. The opposite is true..'