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Romans 6:23<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n For the wages of sin<\/span> is<\/span><\/em> death, but the gift of God is<\/em> eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord<\/span>.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n Truth to Learn<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n God offers all of us a free gift of inestimable value.<\/p>\n Behind the Words<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n The Greek word translated \u201cwages<\/span><\/em>\u201d is opsonia<\/span><\/em>, which is the plural form of opsonion<\/span><\/em>. This word is a compound word made up of opson<\/span><\/em>, which means \u201cmeat<\/span>\u201d and a form of oneomai<\/span><\/em>, which means \u201cto buy<\/span>.\u201d According to The Complete Word Study Dictionary<\/em>, \u201cIt primarily signifies whatever is bought to be eaten with bread, provisions, or supplies from a soldier’s pay. Metaphorically, it means general wages, recompense.<\/span>\u201d It is what a soldier has earned for being a soldier.<\/p>\n \u201cGift<\/span>\u201d is translated from charisma, which means \u201ca gift of grace or an undeserved benefit.\u201d In the New Testament, this word is only used in reference to an undeserved gift or favor from God.<\/p>\n The Greek for the gift that God gives us is, dzoe aionios<\/span><\/em>. Dzoe<\/span><\/em> is the word for \u201clife<\/span>\u201d and aionios<\/span><\/em> means \u201cbelonging to the continuance of time<\/span>.\u201d In other words, it means \u201cperpetual, everlasting, or eternal.<\/span>\u201d<\/p>\n Meaning Explained<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n This verse is one of the pinnacles of Paul\u2019s teaching in the Book of Romans. It is the second step in what has been called \u201cThe Romans Road,\u201d the road to salvation. The first is found in Romans 3:23<\/span><\/strong>:<\/p>\n for all have sinned and come short of the glory of God<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n Now, after having talked at length about the fact that we used to be slaves to sin, Paul has just taught us that we are now the slaves of God. We learned that when we were slaves to sin, we were dead (separated from God).<\/p>\n In this verse Paul tells us why we were dead when we were the slaves to sin. He says:<\/p>\n For the wages of sin is death<\/span>,<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span>Paul is saying that death is what we earned for our sin (and we worked hard for it!). But, Paul says, God does not pay us what we have earned if we have received His gracious gift through faith in the blood of Jesus Christ. Instead of giving us what we deserve (what we\u2019ve earned), God gives us a free gift that we don\u2019t deserve (and didn\u2019t earn).<\/p>\n If you stop to think about it, there is no greater gift that God could possibly give to us than an eternal existence with Him. The one constant in this earthly existence is the fact that we all will die physically some day and we will be separated from our earthly body. But because of this marvelous gift that God has given us, we will continue our existence in His presence in a heavenly body. We will join with all of our loved ones who have likewise received God\u2019s gift, and together we will glorify God for eternity.<\/p>\n Application<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n God offers a free gift to all who will believe and that gift is eternal life! <\/span>Wow!<\/p>\n Do you believe that Jesus Christ died on the cross to pay the price for your sins? 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