The document discusses the duality of bad news and good news as presented in Romans 6:23, highlighting that the wages of sin is death while God's gift is eternal life through Jesus Christ. It explains that sin is associated with actions such as lying and stealing, and emphasizes that eternal life is a gift that must be received through faith in Jesus. The document encourages belief in Jesus as the means to receive this gift of eternal life.

1. Bad News, Good News

2. Bad News, Good News
Romans 6:23 (NIV)
23 For the wages of sin is death, but
the gift of God is eternal life in
Christ Jesus our Lord.

3. The Bad News
Romans 6:23 (NIV)
23 For the wages of sin is death …

4. For the wages of sin is death,
•Wages are what
you’ve worked for
•Wages are what you
deserve, because
you’ve earned them.
What are wages?

5. The Bad News is
Romans 6:23 (NIV)
23 For the wages of sin is death,

6. What is Sin?
•Saying Bad things
about others
•Lying
•Stealing
•Cheating
•Disobeying your
parents
•Hurting others

7. For the wages of sin is death
According to the Bible
We die because we’ve sinned
It’s what we have earned

8. The Good News
Romans 6:23 (NIV)
The Bad News is
23 For the _____ of ___ is ______,
But there is Good News
but the gift of God is eternal life in
Christ Jesus our Lord.

9. but the gift of God is eternal life
What is a Gift?
How is a gift different from wages?

10. but the gift of God is eternal life
Who gives the gift?
Does God give us other things that
are free?
Examples: the rainbow, the air we
breath

11. but the gift of God is eternal life
What is the gift that God give us?
What is eternal life?

12. Bad News, Good News
Romans 6:23 (NIV)
Bad News
23 For the ____ of ___ is _____,
Good News
but the ____ of God is _____ ____
in Christ Jesus our Lord.

13. In Jesus Christ our Lord
How do we receive the Gift of
eternal life?
The gift is in Jesus Christ our Lord
When we receive Jesus as our Savior
and Lord, we receive the gift.

14. Jesus asks you to receive the gift

15. How do we receive the gift?
Believe that Jesus is the Christ and
that He is Lord.
Believe that Jesus came to earth and
died for your sins.
Believe that Jesus was resurrected
from the dead.
Believe that Jesus is returning.

16. Believe in Jesus
John 3:16 (NAS)
16 “For God so loved the
world, that He gave His only
begotten Son, that whoever
believes in Him shall not perish,
but have eternal life.

17. Bad News – Good News
Romans 6:23 (NIV)
23 For the ____ of ___ is _____, but
the ____ of God is ______ ____
in _____ ______ our Lord.