What the apostle Paul has said at the end of Ch 5 and in the earlier chapters of his letter to the church in Rome was about being made right with God through faith in Jesus alone. This was, and is, likely to raise objections. Here in Chs 6&7 we find four possible or actual questions which might have been asked. The first is: “What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin so that grace may increase? ” Rom 6:1 (NASB)

Paul’s answer to this question is a definite ‘no’. The reason is that the believer is united to Jesus in His death and resurrection and is therefore ‘dead’ to sin. This does not mean that there are no longer any struggles but that he or she is released from its controlling influence….. “For sin shall not be master over you, for you are not under law but under grace.” Rom 5:14 (NASB)