A Spotlight on the Scriptures: Romans 6:23: From Sin’s Paycheck to Christ’s Promise

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This is a Spotlight on the Scriptures: Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. 

Saints! Paul wasn’t writing to pagans—he was writing to believers in Rome. Folk who had already been saved, but still needed to be sanctified. And here’s the truth: just because you’re saved don’t mean you can’t still choose sin. But hear me—when you do, you’re clocking in for the wrong master. And the wages? Weakness. Sickness. Emptiness. A loss of fellowship—not relationship, but fellowship—with the God who saved you.

Now flip the coin. Unbelievers? They live in spiritual death every day. Separated from God. Breathing, but not alive. And who’s signing the checks? The Devil. He’s the paymaster of sin, and he always pays in death. You work for him, you get what’s coming.

But thanks be to God! There’s another offer on the table—a gift! Not earned, not deserved, not negotiated. A free gift of eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord! And how do we receive it? By faith. How do we live it? By faith. How do we walk it? Moment by moment, breath by breath, by faith!

You can’t live for God by yourself any more than you can save yourself. It takes constant dependence—not on your strength, but on His Spirit. So stop trying to earn what’s already been given. Stop working for death when life is freely offered. And remember: the Devil pays in death, but Jesus gives eternal life!”  

This is a Spotlight on the Scriptures. 

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Here's a spotlight on the scriptures.
Romans 6 23.
For the wages of sin is death,but the free gift of God is
eternal life in Christ Jesus ourLord.
Saint Paul wasn't writing topagans, he was writing to

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believers in Rome.
Folks who have already beensaved but still need to be
sanctified.
And here's the truth.
Just because you saved don'tmean you can you can't choose
sin.
But hear me, when you do, youare clocking in from the wrong
master.
And the wages, the sickness, theweakness, the emptiness, it's

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all a loss of fellowship.
Not relationship, but fellowshipwith the God who saved you.
Now flip the coin.
Unbelievers, they live inspiritual death every day,
separated from God, breathingbut not alive.
Who signed who signed thechecks?
The devil.

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He's the paymaster of sin.
And he always pays in death.
You work for him and you aregoing to get what's coming.
But thanks be to God, that'sanother offering on the table.
A gift not earned, not deserved.
A free gift of eternal life inChrist Jesus our Lord.

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So the question is, how do wereceive it?
By faith.
How do we live it?
By faith.
How do we walk in it?
Moment by moment, breath bybreath by faith.
You can't live for God byyourself any more than you can
save yourself.
It takes constant dependency,not on your strength, but on his

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spirit.
So stop trying to earn what'salready been given.
Start working for death whenlife is freely offered to you.
And remember, the devil pays indeath, but Jesus gives eternal
life.
This is a spotlight on thescriptures.