Romans 6:1 "What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin so that grace may increase? May it never be!"

My wife enjoys marriage analogies as they are usually so good at representing truth and it fits here as well.  To restate Paul's argument: if love covers a multitude of sins (1 Peter 4:8), should we sin against our spouse so that love may abound?  Of course not!

We want the things our spouse wants, we hate the things they hate, we love the things they love.  This is how love works in a marriage relationship, and it is the same with God.  We do not desire to sin so that grace may increase, we realize that God's grace is sufficient, but we desire to please Him with pure hearts and pure actions.  May we not use our freedom or liberty to grieve God, but instead we should desire to know what God loves and what God hates and then align ourselves with His standards.