The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. —Romans 6:23.
When we face death because of sin, we’re only being paid what we’ve earned. Sin is rebellion against God — the Father who loves us and the Son who gave up glory to endure the cross to redeem us from sin! Praise God, the Father’s gift of eternal life is a free gift offered to us by grace, which we accept through faith in Jesus as our Savior and Lord! We could not earn it, deserve it, or demand it. God not only provided us with this gift, but also offered it to us in love. For us to spurn it or not receive it with passionate faith is to choose to receive what we’ve earned: The wages of sin is death…, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.