Affirm Argue Arguing Behaviour Charge Charged Claim Condemnation Condemned Damnation Deserved Evil Falsely Injuriously Judgment Justly Misrepresent Ones Practise Punishment Rather Reported Result Righteous Saying Slanderously Spoken Statement Wickedly
3:8 Let us do evil, that good may come. The apostle replies to this argument with a reductio ad absurdum. This amounts to saying, Do evil that good may come, an abominable doctrine, slanderously charged upon Paul by enemies, would justify every iniquity. This doctrine, so strongly condemned, has been taught by the Jesuits.
Whose damnation is just. All who teach such doctrine are justly condemned.
3:8 Whose condemnation is just - The condemnation of all who either speak or act in this manner. So the apostle absolutely denies the lawfulness of doing evil, any evil, that good may come.
3:1-8 The law could not save in or from sins, yet it gave the Jews advantages for obtaining salvation. Their stated ordinances, education in the knowledge of the true God and his service, and many favours shown to the children of Abraham, all were means of grace, and doubtless were made useful to the conversion of many. But especially the Scriptures were committed to them. Enjoyment of God's word and ordinances, is the chief happiness of a people. But God's promises are made only to believers; therefore the unbelief of some, or of many professors, cannot make this faithfulness of no effect. He will fulfil his promises to his people, and bring his threatened vengeance upon unbelievers. God's judging the world, should for ever silence all doubtings and reflections upon his justice. The wickedness and obstinate unbelief of the Jews, proved man's need of the righteousness of God by faith, and also his justice in punishing for sin. Let us do evil, that good may come, is oftener in the heart than in the mouth of sinners; for few thus justify themselves in their wicked ways. The believer knows that duty belongs to him, and events to God; and that he must not commit any sin, or speak one falsehood, upon the hope, or even assurance, that God may thereby glorify himself. If any speak and act thus, their condemnation is just.
Affirm Argue Arguing Behaviour Charge Charged Claim Condemnation Condemned Damnation Evil Falsely Good Injuriously Justly Misrepresent Practise Punishment Rather Reported Result Right Slanderously Statement Wickedly
Affirm Argue Arguing Behaviour Charge Charged Claim Condemnation Condemned Damnation Evil Falsely Good Injuriously Justly Misrepresent Practise Punishment Rather Reported Result Right Slanderously Statement Wickedly
