The Worst Injustice of All Time

It would be the worst injustice of all times if sin got away with what it has done. True justice demands that sin gets what it deserves, that is, if sin receives its due payment.

Paul tells us what that payment/judgment is.

“For the wages of sin is death” (Romans 6:23a).

As a worker receives wages for what they’ve done, so sin will receive its wages. It would be unjust not to pay a worker, and it would be unjust not to pay sin for what it has done.

What has sin done?

1) It has separated humanity from God, not only in this life, but also for all eternity.

“But there is a problem — your sins have cut you off from God. Because of your sin, He has turned away and will not listen anymore.” (Isaiah 59:2)

2) It is rebellion against God causing humanity to reject and disobey God’s holy and righteous standards for life.

“For all have sinned; all fall short of God’s glorious standard,” (Romans 3:23)

3) It caused the Father to send His Son, Jesus, to die upon the cross so that we can be set free from its clutches.

“He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by His wounds you have been healed.” (1 Peter 2:24)

And so if sin did not receive its just wages, the punishment due for what it has done, then it truly would be the worst injustice of all time.

But the Lord provides a way where sin can be dealt a fatal blow, and that is through faith in Jesus Christ.

“But the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” (Romans 6:23b)

It is important to note, however, that eternal life is not a wage to be earned, but a gift God has given. And since it is a gift, our salvation cannot be earned, but rather what God has graciously given it through faith.