3:5 It is true that God’s judgment of sin shows His righteousness and brings Him glory, but this does not mean that God is unfair. His holy character requires that He judge sin. 3:8 Some had distorted Paul’s gospel by claiming that he was preaching that we should do evil that good may come. Though God is so great that He can even use evil ultimately to bring glory to Himself, He Himself never does evil; and He never allows us to do evil in order to try to bring about good results. 3:9–20 Paul’s conclusion