Romans 6:1 Cross References - Riverside

¹ WHAT shall we say then? Shall we remain in sin so that grace may be great?

⁴ Or do you despise the wealth of his kindness and forbearance and long-suffering, not knowing that the kindness of God is calling you to a change of heart?

⁵ But if our unrighteousness shows the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous when he inflicts his wrath? (I am speaking humanly.) ⁶ Never. If so how can God judge the world? ⁷ But if the truth of God has become more abundant to his glory through my lie, why am I still condemned as a sinner? ⁸ We are not going to say, as some people slanderously affirm that we say, "Let us do evil that good may come," are we? The condemnation of such people is just.

³¹ Do we then by faith nullify the Law? Never. On the contrary we establish the Law.

²⁰ But law came in alongside that the fall might be greater; but where sin became greater grace became greater still, ²¹ in order that as sin reigned in death grace might reign through righteousness and issue in life eternal through Jesus Christ our Lord.

¹⁵ What then? May we sin because we are not under law, but under grace? Never.

¹³ For you were called to freedom, brethren; only do not let your freedom be an opportunity for the flesh, but in love be servants to one another.

¹⁶ Live as free men, yet not using freedom as a cloak for wickedness, but as God's slaves.

¹⁸ For by speaking great empty swelling words they entrap in the passions of the flesh — wanton excesses — those who are nearly escaping from those who live in error. ¹⁹ While they promise them liberty they themselves are the slaves of corruption; for by whatever any one is overcome to that he is enslaved.

⁴ For certain persons have crept in, who of old were written of as predestined to this doom, godless, changing the grace of our God into profligacy and disowning our only Ruler and Lord, Jesus Christ.