Audio commentary on this verse

Note 1 at Rom. 6:1: Paul had stated God's grace (see note 5 at Rom. 1:5, p. 740; note 5 at Acts 20:24, p. 698) in such way that it was inevitable that someone would ask, "Can we just keep on sinning since we are saved by grace?" Of course, that is not what Paul was saying at all. He had already answered this argument before (Rom. 3:8) and he does it again in Romans 6:15 making a total of three times in this epistle he had to overcome misunderstandings about his grace teaching encouraging sin.

Paul spoke this revelation of God's grace under the inspiration of the Holy Ghost with perfect balance, yet he was still misunderstood.

Therefore, anybody teaching grace who does not encounter the same arguments and have to explain that they are not advocating a life of sin, has not preached grace the way that Paul did. If, in our efforts to prevent misuse, we present grace in such a way that no one ever accuses us of giving people a license to sin, then we haven't presented grace correctly.