Continue in sin?

What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? Certainly not! How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it? – Romans 6.1-2

So, if grace over abounds where sin abounds cons we just keep on sinning so that grace can keep on abounding?

Sounds like pretty good logic doesn't it? I get to keep sinning, God keeps pouring out His grace, and everybody is happy. Right?

Uh, wrong. No way. No how. Certainly not!  May it never be! The King James translators felt so strongly about this Greek word that they used the strongest negative they could come up with - God forbid! 

Those of us who believe that God's salvation is eternal and irreversible are often accused of saying 'once saved always saved' are giving a license for the Christian to do what he wants.

Nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, if we hold a biblical view we contend that there is no excuse or occasion for sin in the believer. It is not the norm. It happens, but it is out of character. Those who are dead to sin have no right to live in it.

Grace and the liberty that comes with it are not occasions to serve the flesh and keep on sinning. Some try to rob us of God's grace by adding on all kinds of man made rules and regulations. On the other hand we are libertarians who tell us that we can just do whatever we want. The truth is somewhere in between. We do have liberty by God’s grace, but to serve one another – not to serve sin.