Is freedom from sin a reality in your life?

Paul's insistence that a person is saved by faith apart from works of the law (Rom. 3:28) was troubling for some Christians—particularly those who were Jewish (Acts 21:20-21). These Christians feared that Paul's emphasis on the centrality of faith in Christ would not only undermine the importance of living a life of obedience to God's commandments, but that it might also become a license for sinful living (cf. Rom. 3:7-8). Concerned that his comments about grace abounding whenever sin increases might be interpreted along these same lines, Paul not only denies ...