provision in Christ is available for sinners, but it has to be sought, and one who continues in sin has never experienced it (1 John 3:6). Grace is made to be more than enough (perisseúei) for those who have experienced it in original repentance and to those who seek repentance for occasional sin in the exercise of their sainthood (1 John 2:1, 2). Rom. 6:1 teaches that the abundance of grace is not automatically applied toward those who sin willfully. Its existence and sufficiency is no guarantee