The Wages of Sin is Death and God's Gift Romans 6:23

Paul the apostle asked the people in Rome, “What fruit had you then in those things whereof you are now ashamed?”, and he added, “for the end of those things is death.” He continued, “But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, you have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.” In chapter six and twenty-three of Romans, Paul told the Romans, “the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life” where we read:

For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

The verse begins, “For the wages of sin is death;” Paul began with the words, “for” which means “even as, indeed, no doubt, seeing then, verily and therefore” “the wages” which means “the pay for hire” “of sin“ which means “missing the mark, erring and being mistaken”, “is death” or “that separation (whether natural or violent) of the soul and the body by which the life on earth is ended”. Paul shared how the “pay” or “remuneration” for “missing the mark of God” is “termination of life”.

The verse goes on to say, “but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” Paul continued with the word “but” which is a disassociation conjunction that means what is about to be written takes precedence over what was just stated “the gift” which means “the favor of divine grace, faith, knowledge, holiness and virtue” “of God” which refers to “the Godhead bodily and trinity which is comprised of God the Father, Christ the Son and the Holy Spirit” “is eternal life” which means “vitality, animation and the absolute fulness of life, both essential and ethical without beginning and end and never to cease” “through Jesus” whose name means “Jehovah is Salvation” and is “the Son of God, Savior of mankind and God incarnate” “Christ” who is “the anointed One, the Messiah and the Son of God”. Paul shared how God's “gift” through His Son Jesus is “everlasting and abundant life” forever and ever.

When we consider these words of Paul, we note “death” as both the “payment” and “penalty” that awaits “sin's” judgment. Because of “sin”, every person will die, however, since Jesus Christ came to die and pay the penalty for “sin”, everyone who puts their “faith and trust” in Him is promised “everlasting and eternal life”. Jesus Christ fulfilled God's law to perfection, and yet He paid the price of death on the cross as though He was guilty. This gave “access” to the Heavenly Father where every believer in Jesus Christ shall be “saved” from death's final outcome, and live eternally with God. The price for “sin” has been paid, and the “gift of eternal life” is promised to all who simply will believe.

Next time we begin a new chapter and see Paul tells the people in Rome what happens since, “being made free from sin, and become servants to God”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

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