Mythical Monday: Sin License

I’ve heard this concern voiced many times throughout my years of grace obsession. It is rooted in two faulty beliefs.

1) Grace is only about getting our sins forgiven.

2) Behavior modification teaching (Law-framework) keeps people from sinning.

Scripture tells a different story. It teaches that, in fact, the more law and behavior regulation you try to incorporate into your life, the more sin will increase in your life (Rom 5:20). Paul even tells us his own story in Romans 7, highlighting that the more he tried to obey the Law, the more sin ran wild in his life. In fact, scripture even goes as far as to say that the power of sin is in THE LAW (1 Cor 15:56). Do you know what the very next verse is? The solution to the sin problem? “But thanks be to God who gives us VICTORY through our Lord Jesus Christ!” Want power over sin? It’s in the finished work of Christ. Want freedom from sin? It’s in your new identity of righteousness. Want to overcome sin? GRACE, not law, is what trains you in godliness (Titus 2:11-12).