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God’s law was given so that all people could see how sinful they were. But as people sinned more and more, God’s wonderful grace became more abundant.
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All that passing laws against sin did was produce more lawbreakers. But sin didn't, and doesn't, have a chance in competition with the aggressive forgiveness we call grace. When it's sin versus grace, grace wins hands down.
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The law came along to multiply the trespass. But where sin multiplied, grace multiplied even more,
Romans 5:20 In-Context
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Consequently, just as one trespass resulted in condemnation for all people, so also one righteous act resulted in justification and life for all people.
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For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.
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The law was brought in so that the trespass might increase. But where sin increased, grace increased all the more,
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so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.