What does Romans 6:23 contrast with the wages of sin, and how does it compare to Romans 8:2?
Romans 6:23 contrasts the wages of sin with the gift of God, which is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. This compares to Romans 8:2, where the law of the Spirit in Christ Jesus sets believers apart from sin and death, an everyday reality.
Les teaches that Romans 6:23 gives the other side of the coin: the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. He calls this a perfect comparison to Romans chapter 8, where the law of the Spirit in Christ Jesus—the fact of life we can experience seven days a week—totally sets us apart from that other fact of life, sin and death. The world lives in sin and death, which have been tied together since Adam ate and died. The only remedy is the Gospel: Christ died, was buried, and rose from the dead.
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.
More Questions
What is the connection between sin and death in Romans 6:23 and Romans 8:2?
Romans 6:23 states that the wages of sin is death, which is why sin and death are connected in Romans 8:2's phrase 'the law of sin and death.'
How are Romans 8:2 and Romans 6:23 connected?
Romans 8:2 and Romans 6:23 are connected because both tie sin and death together; Romans 6:23 says the wages of sin is death, and Romans 8:2 speaks of the law of sin and death.
What are the wages that sin pays according to Romans 6:23?
The wages of sin are death—the second death, eternal doom—not mere physical death.