But if our unrighteousness [a](A)demonstrates the righteousness of God, (B)what shall we say? The God who inflicts wrath is not unrighteous, is He? ((C)I am speaking from a human viewpoint.) (D)Far from it! For otherwise, how will (E)God judge the world? But if through my lie (F)the truth of God abounded to His glory, (G)why am I also still being judged as a sinner? And why not say (just as we are slanderously reported and as some claim that we say), “(H)Let’s do evil that good may come of it”? [b]Their condemnation is deserved.

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 3:5 I.e., by requiring His judgment
  2. Romans 3:8 Lit Whose

“But,” some might say, “our sinfulness serves a good purpose, for it helps people see how righteous God is. Isn’t it unfair, then, for him to punish us?” (This is merely a human point of view.) Of course not! If God were not entirely fair, how would he be qualified to judge the world? “But,” someone might still argue, “how can God condemn me as a sinner if my dishonesty highlights his truthfulness and brings him more glory?” And some people even slander us by claiming that we say, “The more we sin, the better it is!” Those who say such things deserve to be condemned.

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