Monday, February 11, 2013

The Outcome

“For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness.  Therefore what benefit were you then deriving from the things of which you are now ashamed?  For the outcome of these things is death.  But now having been freed from sin and enslaved to God, you derive your benefit, resulting in sanctification, and the outcome, eternal life.  For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”  Romans 6:20-23.

I worked with a man with whom I would discuss what the Bible said.  One day in the midst of a heated discussion regarding eternal life he said, “Well, either way you get eternal life, if you call an eternity in hell living.” 

He was right.   Paul points this out when he asks, “What benefit were you then deriving?”  Paul being the great persuader left it up to the individual to deduct that the benefit was hell.  This is still true today.  Sin makes our lives on earth hell and promises an eternity of hell.

We have a choice, and the best choice is Jesus. 

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