But then Law came in, [only] to expand and increase the trespass [making it more apparent and exciting opposition]. But where sin increased and abounded, grace (God's unmerited favor) has surpassed it and increased the more and superabounded, Romans 5:20
Notice that our Father's Grace, not His wrath or His vengeance super abounds when sin abounds.
Then Peter came up to Him and said, Lord, how many times may my brother sin against me and I forgive him and let it go? [As many as] up to seven times? Jesus answered him, I tell you, not up to seven times, but seventy times seven! Matthew 18:21-22
Jesus became flesh and showed us exactly how our Father is. Through Jesus we are able to see the personality of God. Jesus healed ten lepers and only one thanked him, Luke 17:14-15. He knew that would happen, yet He showed compassion on all ten. Jesus forgave a woman who was caught in adultery and ran off all of the religious bullies as He did it. He healed and fed thousands of people even though He knew that they would turn on Him. He chose a disciple who would betray Him. He chose eleven other disciples who would all run away from Him when He was arrested. Jesus gave Grace freely to all people even though they never deserved it. He never gave vengeance and He is the same yesterday, today, and forever! So if you think that sin is abounding rejoice, because through Christ our Father’s Grace will now much more abound!
So that, [just] as sin has reigned in death, [so] grace (His unearned and undeserved favor) might reign also through righteousness (right standing with God) which issues in eternal life through Jesus Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One) our Lord. Romans 5:21
Through Christ all flesh will have righteousness.
[Just as] You have granted Him power and authority over all flesh (all humankind), [now glorify Him] so that He may give eternal life to all whom You have given Him. John 17:2
All whom Jesus has been given, and He has been given all, have Grace being applied to their lives. Just look at the Cross and how Jesus acted there and you can see that this is true. Religion wants us to believe that we still operate under law, praise God we don’t. Law’s do not bring us any closer to our Father. How we act or don’t act doesn’t change our relationship with Him in the least. If we are acting right it is only because of Grace and if we are acting wrong, well amen our Father’s Grace still abounds towards us. The battle is always our Father's and the victory is always ours. Jesus came and won and we live in the eternal victory of our Father’s Grace. Sure we all have some growing up to do, but we still are all God's children.
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