Romans 3

I have encountered questions such as, if Christians claim that God's glory is magnified in their weaknesses/sins, does this mean that "Let us do evil that good may result?" (Roman 3:8). Legit question. Paul answers this with Romans 3:9, with the law that points to the fact that all have sin. It does sound penalizing and gory - "Their throats are open graves", "The poison of vipers is on their lips", but it is one that reflects the standards of God, so that "every mouth may be silenced and that the whole world be held accountable to God" (Romans 3:19). Paul ends off with the real reason behind doing good instead of evil - "through the law we become conscious of sin".

The written law definitely sounds uncompromising, yet we have to have to understand the nature of God. His punishment does not nullify His love, not at all. Instead, these laws will serve as a reminder to our own inadequacies, remind us of our sins each and day and how much we need His grace.