Verse of the Day — September 21, 2026: Romans 6:23
23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
World English Bible (WEB)
Much of life runs on exchange: effort earns results, mistakes bring consequences. We get so used to that logic that we may assume God works the same way. But this verse draws a sharp line between what grows out of us and what comes from God. One is earned and heavy; the other is given and alive. Thi…
Baptism and new life
A chapter that uses the image of baptism to describe leaving the old life behind and rising to a new one, calling readers to walk no longer in the track of wrongdoing but of a new direction.
Wages and Gift
Much of life runs on exchange: effort earns results, mistakes bring consequences. We get so used to that logic that we may assume God works the same way. But this verse draws a sharp line between what grows out of us and what comes from God. One is earned and heavy; the other is given and alive.
This becomes real on the kind of evening when the day feels like a list of failures. In that moment, hope can seem like something to achieve. The verse offers a gentler truth: life is not a certificate of performance, but a gift received in Christ.