"Wages of sin is death"

God says in His Word that the penalty for sin is death. Believers and unbelievers take these words out of context and twist them around to fit their narrative, whether they understand it or not. Those who do not study the Word of God and don't have a close personal relationship with Him may have difficulty discerning between the physical and spiritual death of people. Death is inevitable for all of humanity. It was through Adam and Eve's disobedience that we were all born into sin. As Christians, we can find peace in knowing that our sins are paid for by the blood of Jesus Christ. Many believe however that the Bible teaches that the "wages of sin" is eternal torture. Nowhere in the Bible does it say that. It says in Isaiah 13:9, "Behold, the day of the Lord cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it." Notice that the sinners will be "destroyed" and not tortured forever in the Lake of fire. When sin runs rampant in a Christian's life, it can cause death either due to the natural consequences of that sin or because God allowed it. But for the Christian, death is a physical one and not the final judgment by which unbelievers will be tortured forever.

So why did the Author use the word "wages" in describing sin and death? The answer is pretty simple. When we work a job, we hope to get paid what we deserve. So, through the work of sin that is within us, the payment is death. It's our "wages" for sin. We go through most of our lives thinking that we deserve more or better. But, what we actually deserve is death.

Romans 6:23 "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ." Paul addresses the Church and contrasts between sin and grace, death and life. Because of humanity's fall(Adam and Eve), we all will die. But because of God's love, He has given us the greatest and most important gift for humanity.........Jesus! We will have everlasting life after our physical bodies die. This Bible verse is probably the most precise Gospel presentation in Scripture. It's to the point, leading us to understand our sinful nature and the promise of everlasting life with Jesus!

. But for the Christian, death is a physical one and not the final judgment by which unbelievers will be tortured forever.

Amen.

Matthew 25:46

“And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.”

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Good catch I didn’t see him say that at first. Actually it seems like his overall message seems to say there is no eternal torment because he also said this:

“Many believe however that the Bible teaches that the "wages of sin" is eternal torture. Nowhere in the Bible does it say that.”

So which is it? waiting for OP to confirm. @MOC

Matthew 25:46

“And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.”

Torture is not a Bible word. That much is true, but it is also splitting hairs, because...



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God says in His Word that the penalty for sin is death. Believers and unbelievers take these words out of context and twist them around to fit their narrative, whether they understand it or not. Those who do not study the Word of God and don't have a close personal relationship with Him may have difficulty discerning between the physical and spiritual death of people. Death is inevitable for all of humanity. It was through Adam and Eve's disobedience that we were all born into sin. As Christians, we can find peace in knowing that our sins are paid for by the blood of Jesus Christ. Many believe however that the Bible teaches that the "wages of sin" is eternal torture. Nowhere in the Bible does it say that. It says in Isaiah 13:9, "Behold, the day of the Lord cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it." Notice that the sinners will be "destroyed" and not tortured forever in the Lake of fire. When sin runs rampant in a Christian's life, it can cause death either due to the natural consequences of that sin or because God allowed it. But for the Christian, death is a physical one and not the final judgment by which unbelievers will be tortured forever.

So why did the Author use the word "wages" in describing sin and death? The answer is pretty simple. When we work a job, we hope to get paid what we deserve. So, through the work of sin that is within us, the payment is death. It's our "wages" for sin. We go through most of our lives thinking that we deserve more or better. But, what we actually deserve is death.

Romans 6:23 "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ." Paul addresses the Church and contrasts between sin and grace, death and life. Because of humanity's fall(Adam and Eve), we all will die. But because of God's love, He has given us the greatest and most important gift for humanity.........Jesus! We will have everlasting life after our physical bodies die. This Bible verse is probably the most precise Gospel presentation in Scripture. It's to the point, leading us to understand our sinful nature and the promise of everlasting life with Jesus!

Torment can be torture. Torment doesn’t have to be physically painful. It really depends how you want to split the hairs.

Good catch I didn’t see him say that at first. Actually it seems like his overall message seems to say there is no eternal torment because he also said this:

“Many believe however that the Bible teaches that the "wages of sin" is eternal torture. Nowhere in the Bible does it say that.”

So which is it? waiting for OP to confirm. @MOC

God says in His Word that the penalty for sin is death. Believers and unbelievers take these words out of context and twist them around to fit their narrative, whether they understand it or not. Those who do not study the Word of God and don't have a close personal relationship with Him may have difficulty discerning between the physical and spiritual death of people. Death is inevitable for all of humanity. It was through Adam and Eve's disobedience that we were all born into sin. As Christians, we can find peace in knowing that our sins are paid for by the blood of Jesus Christ. Many believe however that the Bible teaches that the "wages of sin" is eternal torture. Nowhere in the Bible does it say that. It says in Isaiah 13:9, "Behold, the day of the Lord cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it." Notice that the sinners will be "destroyed" and not tortured forever in the Lake of fire. When sin runs rampant in a Christian's life, it can cause death either due to the natural consequences of that sin or because God allowed it. But for the Christian, death is a physical one and not the final judgment by which unbelievers will be tortured forever.

So why did the Author use the word "wages" in describing sin and death? The answer is pretty simple. When we work a job, we hope to get paid what we deserve. So, through the work of sin that is within us, the payment is death. It's our "wages" for sin. We go through most of our lives thinking that we deserve more or better. But, what we actually deserve is death.

Romans 6:23 "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ." Paul addresses the Church and contrasts between sin and grace, death and life. Because of humanity's fall(Adam and Eve), we all will die. But because of God's love, He has given us the greatest and most important gift for humanity.........Jesus! We will have everlasting life after our physical bodies die. This Bible verse is probably the most precise Gospel presentation in Scripture. It's to the point, leading us to understand our sinful nature and the promise of everlasting life with Jesus!

A lot of what is being said in Scripture concerning "death," is "spiritual death." Everyone will suffer physical death, but only the unsaved will experience spiritual death. Need to remember this when reading the Scriptures methinks..

The penalty for sin is death. For the believer, death can be the natural consequence of sin or by God's hand. For the unbeliever who rejects Christ, their death will be forever in torment portrayed in the lake of fire.

No that’s false. The Bible doesn’t say that’s what happens to all of the unbelievers. John 3:16 says they don’t live forever and they perish. Kinda hard to be tormented if one is utterly destroyed.

So the disagreement is in the definition of the penalty for rejecting Christ? Destroyed vs existing, but tormented forever?

I disagree that those who reject Christ can have eternal life and be conscious forever to experience torment.

So if I read you correctly, you’re saying even though the wages of sin is death they don’t actually die?