Wrong Verses Right: Romans 3:7 KJV

For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie unto His glory; why yet am I also judged as a sinner? ~Romans 3:7 KJV

Wrong Interpretation:

The imperfect Christian doctrine uses this scripture to justify that the Apostle Paul is saying that the truth of God abounds because of our sin nature. In the mind of those who believe this, our sin nature is hopeless on this earth until we meet Him in heaven. This scripture is also misinterpreted to mean that even if we sin willfully, we’re covered automatically by grace.

Right Interpretation:

First, the context of this scripture is that the Jews were saying that the early Christians were sinners because they were saying that God gave them favor while they were still in sin because they believed in Christ. The Jews were also remarking that the early Christians were saying, “Let’s do evil so that grace will come.” They did not believe in Jesus as Messiah so they could not see how grace came.

Second, the Apostle Paul is explaining that the grace of God abundantly covers through our sin so much that we should no longer be judged as sinners.  Notice that the Apostle Paul says, “… why yet am I also judged as a sinner?’ All the early Christians were called saints, not sinners. The Apostle Paul and the saints were striving for perfection through Christ. Paul was discouraged that the Jews were calling the Christians “sinners” because they were explaining grace. (Basically, that’s the part of the gospel that says “while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”) This is another reason why we should never call ourselves “sinners” or “imperfect Christians” because it goes against Paul’s statement and supports the Jewish attacks of that time.

Finally, this scripture is not about being covered through all sins we willfully commit as if we cannot help ourselves. Grace abounds through righteousness. We must abide in Christ and fear God while working out our salvation. Cite this article: Please update the Accessed or Retrieved date (September 13, 2015).