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That’s unthinkable! Otherwise, how would God be able to judge the world? If my lie increases the glory that God receives by showing that God is truthful, why am I still judged as a sinner? Or can we say, “Let’s do evil so that good will come from it”? Some slander us and claim that this is what we say. They are condemned, and that’s what they deserve.

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Certainly not! If that were so, how could God judge the world?(A) Someone might argue, “If my falsehood enhances God’s truthfulness and so increases his glory,(B) why am I still condemned as a sinner?”(C) Why not say—as some slanderously claim that we say—“Let us do evil that good may result”?(D) Their condemnation is just!

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