A common misinterpretation posits that Paul admits Christians remain under sin's dominion or that faith in Christ excuses or encourages sinful living, leading to antinomianism; in reality, Paul vehemently denies this by exclaiming 'God forbid,' clarifying that justification by faith exposes universal sinfulness without the law but does not attribute sin to Christ or license moral laxity, as true faith produces obedience through the Spirit.
Galatians 2:17
King James Version (1769)
17 But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is therefore Christ the minister of sin? God forbid.
Paul refutes the notion that seeking justification through faith in Christ implies Christ promotes sin, emphasizing that recognizing one's ongoing sinfulness as a believer does not make Christ a 'minister of sin' but rather underscores the reality that all humans are sinners redeemed solely by grace through faith, apart from works of the law, thereby upholding Christ's holiness and the sufficiency of his atonement.