Romans 6:15
What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid.
Cross-references
In Romans 6:1, Paul first raises the same objection — that grace encourages sin — which he answers again here.
In Romans 6:2, Paul gives the emphatic denial and the reason: we died to sin — the basis for rejecting the false conclusion.
Romans 6:14 states 'not under law but under grace' — the very premise that 6:15 questions and then rejects the idea of sinning.
Romans 3:9 establishes that all are under sin’s power, showing why the question about sinning under grace in Romans 6:15 matters.
Romans 3:8 directly addresses the slander that Paul teaches doing evil for good — the same false inference about grace that he denies here.
Romans 7:6 expands on being released from the law to serve in the Spirit — the lifestyle that follows from not being under law, reinforcing the call to not sin.
Romans 7:7 asks a similar rhetorical question about law and sin, using 'By no means!' — continuing the argument that law is not sin but exposes it.
In 1 Corinthians 9:21, Paul clarifies that being free from the Mosaic law means being under Christ's law — answering the same concern.
In Galatians 2:17, Paul asks a parallel question: if seeking justification in Christ shows we are sinners, does Christ promote sin? Absolutely not.
In Ephesians 2:8-10, Paul ties salvation by grace to a call for good works — showing grace produces holiness, not sin.
In Titus 2:11-14, grace teaches believers to renounce sin and live godly — directly answering the concern that grace encourages sin.
In Jude 1:4, some pervert grace into a license for immorality — the very misuse of grace that Paul rejects here.
1 Corinthians 6:15 argues against sexual sin because we are members of Christ — a parallel reasoning that our identity in Christ forbids sinning.
Galatians 5:18 restates that being led by the Spirit means not being under law, directly echoing the 'not under law' theme.