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Romans 3:8<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n And<\/span> why<\/span><\/em> not<\/span> say,<\/span><\/em> “Let us do evil that good may come”?\u2014as we are slanderously reported and as some affirm that we say. Their condemnation is just.<\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n Truth to Learn<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n All sin will be judged, no matter what our excuse may be.<\/p>\n Behind the Words<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n The phrase \u201cLet us do<\/span>\u201d is translated from the verb poie\u014d<\/span><\/em>, meaning \u201cto make\u201d or \u201cto do.\u201d If you have followed our teaching on the use of the word \u201clet,\u201d you might assume that this verb is written in the imperative mood (a command), but it isn\u2019t. It is expressed in the subjunctive mood, which indicates possibility or probability. So the quote might be translated as \u201cWe should do evil that good may come.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cSlanderously reported<\/span>\u201d is from the Greek verb blasph\u0113me\u014d<\/span><\/em>, meaning \u201cto speak evil of\u201d or \u201cto intentionally damage someone else\u2019s reputation.\u201d When used against God, this verb is often translated \u201cblaspheme.\u201d<\/p>\n The word translated \u201caffirm<\/span>\u201d is the Greek verb ph\u0113mi<\/span><\/em>. It is based on the obsolete verb pha\u014d<\/span><\/em>, meaning \u201cto shine.\u201d Ph\u0113mi<\/span><\/em> means \u201cto bring to light by speech\u201d or \u201cto make known one\u2019s thoughts.\u201d<\/p>\n Meaning Explained<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n In the previous verses Paul has taught that God is not glorified when someone commits sin; God is glorified when He judges sin. It is His act of judgment, in keeping with who He is, that brings Him glory. But the Jesuits of the first century, among others, had perverted Paul\u2019s teaching on this subject claiming that Paul and the other Apostles were teaching that we all ought to sin greatly so that God would be greatly glorified. After all, as Paul surely had stated before and will later proclaim in this epistle:<\/span><\/p>\n But where sin abounded, grace abounded much more.<\/span> (Romans 5:20<\/span><\/strong>)<\/span><\/p>\n Paul taught that God, in the salvation of people, would be glorified in proportion to the depth and pollution of the guilt which was forgiven. This is true, but how easy it is to misrepresent this as teaching that people ought to sin in order to promote God\u2019s glory! You see, instead of stating it as an inference, which they drew from the doctrine, those who attacked Paul\u2019s teaching declared that Paul taught we ought to sin to bring glory to God. He counters that argument right here by openly exposing the falsehood of what others say about his doctrine. At the same time, he openly declares that those who attack him will receive condemnation. He is also convinced that the condemnation that these false accusers will receive is appropriate because they perverted the truth of God for their own purposes.<\/span><\/p>\n Application<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n We are all sinners, so when our lives are compared to the perfect life that Christ lived we will all be found guilty as sinners and it will be shown that our righteousness is like filthy rags. For the past few verses Paul\u2019s teaching has been \u201cGod will judge every sin of every man.\u201d Those sins will either be judged at the cross and declared as fully paid for (everyone who believes and accepts this sacrificial gift) or the sins will be judged and the sinners declared guilty at the Great White Throne, where the payment for sins will be eternity in the lake of fire.<\/span><\/p>\n Where will your sins be judged?<\/span><\/p>\n In God\u2019s service, for His glory,<\/strong><\/p>\n Copyright \u00a9 2009 Will Krause. 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