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A FREE GIFT

Romans 6:23—You can work for sin, but it is a cruel master. When it comes to payday, the wage it pays is death—separation from God forever. In stark contrast, God does not pay wages. Instead, He offers a gift—eternal life. There is nothing that we can do to earn this gift. After all, if we could earn it, it would not be a gift; it would be wages. Eternal life is just that—eternal—it never ceases. The basic concept underlying life is union. There are three kinds of life mentioned in the Bible: (1) physical life—union of the soul with the body; (2) spiritual life—union of the soul with God; and (3) eternal life—eternal union of the soul and body with God. Jesus said, “My sheep hear My voice . . . And I give them eternal life; and they shall never perish” (John 10:27–28). The gift of God is eternal life. We receive this gift when we believe in Jesus as our Savior. Having eternal life, we will never perish.

This Bible study is an excerpt fromThe OPEN Bible, Published by Thomas Nelson Bibles