Payday

Introduction. This week’s LifeWay Explore the Bible lesson “Given Eternal Life” from Romans 6:15-23, aims to help Christians grow and mature spiritually by reminding them that God gives them eternal life with Him, which puts the lesson focus on “payday,” I suppose.

Payday is an almost universally understood concept that is easily leveraged. Some board games are available--Hasbro, Parker Brothers’, and L.J Barker (defunct, the goal was to make the most money).

The key verses are 22 and 23. Paul uses “wages” in 23 to imply one “works” at sin, which has an ultimate payday—death. In 22 we can infer that the “wages” of serving God is holiness. Work is a given it seems, but where we choose to put our efforts results in a dramatic difference on payday. Choose holiness (Isaiah 35:8).