What does Romans 5:20 teach about the extent of God's grace compared to human sin?
Romans 5:20 teaches that no matter how far down an individual can go into sin and wickedness, the grace of God is always capable of going even lower, bringing him back up to a place of righteousness. God's grace exceeds sin's depth.
Les explains that Romans 5:20 is along the same line of thinking as the previous discussion: believers are saved by grace, live by grace, and walk by grace, but that is not license. He says this verse shows that no matter how far down an individual can go into sin and wickedness, yet the grace of God is always capable of going even lower, and bringing him back up to a place of righteousness. This refutes the slander that grace permits doing evil so good may come; Paul says such condemnation is sure.
Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:
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Does God's grace reach even the worst sinner, no matter how deep into sin they go?
Romans 5:20 shows that no matter how far down a person can go into sin and wickedness, the grace of God is always capable of going even lower and bringing him back up to a place of righteousness.
Why did the law enter according to Romans 5:20?
Most people think the law entered so that God or people could get control of sin, but Romans 5:20 says it entered for the opposite purpose: so that the offense would abound.
Why does the speaker appeal to Romans 5:20 when discussing Jesus' genealogy?
Les says Romans 5:20 best explains the surprising inclusion of these people in Jesus' genealogy, because even though this is back in the Jewish economy under the Law, it is still the same God.