ROMANS 6:1-SHALL WE CONTINUE IN SIN THAT GRACE MAY ABOUND? (2)

The question "shall we continue in sin that Grace may abound?" is one that is well known by almost all believers. If the preaching and the teaching of the gospel of the unfettered Grace of God is going to be attacked in any way, this question is more often than not used. It is often taken for granted that the question is about acts of sin or deeds of sin, but is that what the question really is about?
The question "shall we continue in sin that Grace may abound?" does not actually refer to the acts or actions of sinning. It is not the same as "shall we continue sinning/shall we continue to commit sins?" The phrase actually refers to abiding in sin (sin being a noun here).
Romans 6:1-2
[1]What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?
[2]God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?
Notice that the discourse stemmed from Romans chapter 5 and Paul made us to understand that man came into sin by Adam's sin.
Romans 5:12,14,19
[12]Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:
[14]Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come.
[19]For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.

So the question "shall we continue in sin that Grace may abound?" refers to persevering in Adam even as the Greek word epimeno translated as "shall we continue" is best explained or rendered. The Greek word means "staying over, tarrying and persevering".
Let us consider Paul's response to the question so that we can further establish that the question is not that of committing acts of sin. Paul's response is that God forbid (it can never be). Why? We left fallen Adam (sin) already and are now in Christ (righteousness). We cannot go back into Adam, so we cannot continue in sin. More so, sin here is a noun, not a verb (in both verses 1 and 2 of Romans 6 and even in most of the rest of the chapter).
Consider Paul's response in verse 2 again. We are dead to sin and cannot live any longer in it. Was Paul talking about actions here? Definitely not! It is not acts of sin that we are dead to and that we cannot live in any more. It is sin as a principle/subject-matter itself that we are dead to. Scripture is replete with proofs that a believer can still commit acts of sin.
1 John 2:1
[1]My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:
We cannot continue in sin, not because we will not still fall short here and there committing acts of sin, but because Christ is risen for our justification and we are no longer in our sins because of His resurrection.
1 Corinthians 15:17
[17]And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.
The evidence or proof that we are no longer in our sins and cannot continue in sin is the resurrection of Jesus Christ, not our puny ability to grit our teeth and say we will not commit sin.
Let us look at this analogy to better understand it. If a man relocates from China to Canada, he ceases to live in China. The fact that he is now in Canada does not mean that he loses his capacity to act like a Chinese out there in Canada. On another note, the fact that he acts like a Chinese out there in Canada does not now mean that he is not presently in Canada but in China. Do you see that? As long as the man is in Canada, though he might act like a Chinese for a while but at one point or the other he will consciously or unconsciously start imbibing the Canadian way of life into his life.
"Shall we continue in sin that Grace may abound?" is not a question of actions, but of where a man is, in Adam or in Christ. If it is to be of actions, then the Bible is contradictory and propagates falsehood. More so, that will make the writing of the Apostle Paul inconsistent, for how would he pose a question about acts of sin and go ahead to answer it in terms of sin as a principle or subject-matter?
The gospel is not contradictory, neither is Christ. It is only misunderstood, no thanks to our often manifested spiritual dyslexia.
Grace always!

Stop confusing yourself unnecessarily and preaching what will suit your ear and your hearers.

Don't continue in sin. It is there, clear and simple.

Romans 6:7, 12
Hebrews 10:26