Wages or Gift? (Romans 6:23)
Deep Dive into Wages or Gift? (Romans 6:23)The theological framework of Romans 6:23 sharply contrasts two realities: the earned consequences of sin and the free provision of God’s grace. This concise verse functions as the climax of Paul's discussion on slavery and holiness, polarizing the entire human race into those serving sin and those enslaved to God.The first principle is the wage principle, summarized by the statement that the wages of sin is death. The Greek word for wages, opsonia, referred to a soldier’s pay, underscoring that the outcome is not arbitrary but a just recompense owed…
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