Bridging the Gap...

Romans 6:23

For the WAGES of SIN is DEATH, but the GIFT of GOD is ETERNAL LIFE in CHRIST JESUS our LORD.

Before, God and Man were together, but when sin comes into the world, man is separated from God. And because God loves us, He had sent Jesus Christ to die on the cross and through our faith in Him, we can be connected to God again. Jesus Christ serves as a bridge to the gap between God and Man.

Let us first look at the keywords for this Verse.....

• WAGES - payment that we deserve for what we have done.
• SIN - it is something that we do apart/independent from God.
• DEATH - eternal separation from God. (Spiritual death not physical)
• GIFT of GOD - something that is given to us out of God's Love. It is sometimes referred to as GRACE - something that is given to us which we dont deserve.
• ETERNAL LIFE - eternity with God.
• Christ Jesus, our LORD - when we say Lord, it means someone who is SUPERIOR to us. A MASTER, someone POWERFUL, etc...

This verse Romans 6:23 explains to us how can we be saved, how can we have our SALVATION. We are all sinners and as the bible says "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God." (Romans 3:23). We all did things that displeases God, we all make decisions or actions independent or apart from God. No one can claim that he is an innocent. "If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us." (1 John 1:8). And because we're all sinners, the punishment that we have earned for our sins or the payment for our sins is DEATH. Not just physical, but ETERNAL DEATH!

But because God loves us, God gave us Jesus Christ to die on the cross. Romans 5:8 declares... But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Another proof of God's love for us is John 3:16... For God so loved the world that he gave his One and only Son,that whoever believes in him
shall not perish but have eternal life.

Jesus Christ died for us! He died to pay the penalty of our sins and to rescue us from eternal death. Salvation, forgiveness of sins, is a free gift from God. None of us deserves it but because of God's grace, we can have it. But since it is a Gift, you cannot say that it is yours unless u have accepted it. And for you to have SALVATION, you have to ACCEPT that you are a sinner and repent from your sins, believe that God will forgive u and accept CHRIST as your Lord and Saviour.

Romans 10:9, "that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.