Romans 6.1-23 Consequences of Sin

What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin so that grace may increase? May it never be! How shall we who died to sin still live in it? Or do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus have been baptized into His death? ...our old self was crucified with Him, in order that our body of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer be slaves to sin; for he who has died is freed from sin.  Even so consider yourselves to be dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus...For sin shall not be master over you, for you are not under law but under grace.  What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? May it never be! Do you not know that when you present yourselves to someone as slaves for obedience, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin resulting in death, or of obedience resulting in righteousness? ...For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. Therefore what benefit were you then deriving from the things of which you are now ashamed? For the outcome of those things is death. But now having been freed from sin and enslaved to God, you derive your benefit, resulting in sanctification, and the outcome, eternal life. For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.Romans 6:1‭-‬23 NASB

Romans 5.20 says, "Where sin increased, grace abounded all the more."

When you say it out loud, it sounds stupid: "If sin leads to more grace, then I need to sin more so that I get more of God's grace." But if it sounds stupid when we say it, why do we act like it's true.

Even after coming to Christ, we keep on drinking, gambling, having sex outside of marriage, watching pornography, gossiping, living together, backbiting, and so on. Feeling miserable about our sin, we bow our heads and humbly ask God to forgive us. Then we keep on doing the same old things.

God's grace is great beyond our comprehension. But, if we choose to continue in our sin, there are dire consequences.

Hebrews 6.4-6 says, "For in the case of those who have once been enlightened and have tasted of the heavenly gift and have been made partakers of the Holy Spirit, and have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come, and then have fallen away, it is impossible to renew them again to repentance, since they again crucify to themselves the Son of God and put Him to open shame."

And Hebrews 10.26-27 says, "For if we go on sinning willfully after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a terrifying expectation of judgment and the  fury of a fire which will consume the adversaries."

If we continue a lifestyle of sin after we have come to know Jesus, guilt and shame will lead us to a point where we no longer come to Him in prayer. We effectively crucify him again in our hearts, and put Him to open shame. If we offend the Spirit of grace, who will draw us back to God. We cannot come to Him unless He draws us.

Think about what Paul said, "consider yourselves to be dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus."
The decision is made inside you your own mind. Sin cannot control you. God will not control you. You have the power to choose life or death.

The Spirit of God that is in you has given you the power to overcome sin, and to live righteously in service to God.

You have died to sin, but by the choice you make, you may be a slave to sin, or to God.

You will serve someone, whether it is God, or sin. The choice is yours alone.