THE WAGES OF SIN IS DEATH BUT THE GIFT OF GOD IS ETERNAL LIFE

"The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." (Romans 6:23)  -  St. Paul

The Bible is rfull with warnings of the devastating results of rebellion and disobedience.  The grim statistics in this world confirm the Bible scriptures.

Playing it fast and furious is dangerous business and there is a price to pay.  The price you pay for playing fast and furious occurs in psychological scars, social stigma and alienation from God.

IN THE LAST DAYS, PERILOUS TIMES SHALL COME

This is a high cost to low living and playing it fast and furious.  St. Paul warned that "in the last days, perilous times shall come". (2 Timothy 3:1)

The word perilous speaks of a dangerous, violent, out of control society and we see it all around us today  Only a very discerning or foolish person would not see the connection between today's current world events and the time tested words of Jesus Christ.  Only a foolish person would not see that we are now living in the last days and "in the last days, perilous times shall come".

Violent motorcycle gangs and a host of other thugs, rape, bomb, steal and kill at will.  Allegedly, even some police and judges are afraid of their threats.  Everywhere in the world, the same problems exist.  Recently, Belgium has been experiencing traumatics times as authorities there have discovered a string of child sex killings as pedophiles are on the loose.  Prostitutes and transvestites have also been murdered.

The whole world is involved in fighting and war, countries against countries and religions against religions.  The middle east war crisis is causing turmoil and fear in every person and the words of the Bible have never been more true "in the last days, perilous times shall come." (2 Timothy 3:1)

SINNERS PROSTITUTE THEMSELVES - and at the same time other sinners are killing prostitutes. -  Why?  The wages of sin is death.

According to the Reader's Digest (April 1998) and other well documents reports, the lighter skinned fanatical Muslim extremists in Sudan have killed an estimated 1 million black Christians in that country since 1987.  Black animist & Christian women and girls are sold as slaves for as little as $35.00 US each and these girls and woman are being forced to convert to Islam or die.

THE WAGES OF SIN IS DEATH

The wages of sin is death, why is this statement true?  The price to pay for sin is death.  Sinners kill and enslave.  The carnage and killing is growing more each day worldwide and it brings up images of the earlier slaughter in Zaire, Burundi and Rwanda, where tribal hatred lay at the root of the genocide.

EVIL AND SIN LURK EVERYWHERE 

Evil and sin lurks everywhere, and along with it comes death.  Only the Gospel of Jesus Christ is able to heal the hurts and to make a difference in a world full of sin, hatred and murder.

Our world, our society, is full of child abuse, sexual immorality, perversion, vicious muggings, brutal beatings, torturous disfigurement, a growing drug culture, deal dealing AIDS and cold blooded murder.

THESE ARE THE LAST DAYS AND THESE ARE CERTAINLY PERILOUS TIMES WE LIVE IN

Would you not say we are living in a times that could be described easily as "perilous times".  Again the Bible scripture comes to mind ""in the last days, perilous times shall come." (2 Timothy 3:1)

Cruising homosexuals, lusty prostitutes and loose living high rollers are in a high risk category to get hurt badly.  Life in the fast and furious lane of sodomy, drugs, casual sex and gambling is paying huge dividends.  The dividends are trauma, suicide, murder and death.  The wages of sin is death.

REMEMBER - THE WAGES OF SIN IS DEATH

Beautiful 19 year old Lorelei Brose was found dead with a bullet in her head on a Sunday morning in a hotel room in Toronto a number of years ago.

She was a prostitute.  Her close friends, also hookers, believe the killing could have been over a dispute about drugs, settling a score by a ripped off customer or a message to Brose's pimp.

The dead girl's family told the sad story of a good girl gone bad.  Just 18 months earlier, Brose had left home to make a lot of money in prostitution.  SHE WOUND UP DEAD !  The wages of sin is death and in this case it proved true.

More than a dozen hookers have been murdered in Toronto's downtown area this past decade.  Among those investigated is the killing of Susan Anne Siegal, 20, of Calgary, who was found strangled near the Ontario stock yards.

Hooking is dangerous business involving pimps, weird sicko clients and aids infected bisexuals.

About a decade ago, a 16 year old Vancouver prostitute was diagnosed as having AIDS, Canada's first hooker to contract the deadly disease.  In a number of African countries, 90% of the prostitutes are infected with HIV and more than 50% with full blown AIDS.

The constant threat of being infected with syphilis, gonorrhea or genital herpes is also always present. And now there is chlamydeous (chylamydia), the sexually transmitted disease STD with the fastest rising incidence, with 3 to 4 million new cases each year in the USA.

Altogether, physicians now know of at least 25 sexually transmitted diseases.  These are diseases that are spread by sexual contact, whose affects can include sterility, cancer, chronic pain, problem pregnancies, abnormal children and even death.

Male prostitutes who service with sodomy are very vulnerable and invite a horrendous death by the formerly called 'gay plague.'

THE WAGES OF SIN IS DEATH

Homosexual lovers of AIDS victim Rock Hudson have battled over his $50 million (US) will for years.  Rock Hudson's secret boyfriend, Mark Christian sought and received compensation in the millions of dollars, because he did not know that Rock Hudson had the AIDS virus when they practiced sodomy together.  The wages of sin is death and Rock Hudson paid the high price of death for his sins.

There is freedom from "this hell that is homosexuality" says Torjus Fjagesund of Olso, Norway, who was introduced to sodomy while in the army.

He writes: "Homosexuality is a complete and total perversion.  It was not meant for a human being.  It is the work of unclean spirits, yes and the devil himself.  I was told that it was right for me, but it turned out to be a living hell.  It's like being raped continually by the devil. " 

The next morning after receiving special prayer by people of God, I wakened - a new man - I was 110% man."

ALCOHOL ADDICTION IS ALMOST AS BAD, IN THE END.  IT'S THE CIVILIZED WAY TO LIVE, BUT AN AWFUL WAY TO DIE.  Here again we see the wages of sin is death.

Alcohol cause sclerosis of the liver, heart disease, bleeding ulcers, high blood pressure, D.T.'s and blackouts are some of its spin offs.

My advice to social drinkers is, "STOP NOW - because if you keep on hitting the bottle, you surely will be sorry."

Some time ago, I was confronted by a very drunk lady on the streets of Alesund, Norway, while walking to my hotel room, after a revival service at the downtown church.

She came waltzing out of a bar right into my path.  Immediately I said, "I am a pastor, may I help you.

When she saw my clerical collar she said, "Oh, you're one of those.  I am not looking for a prayer meeting, I am looking for a party." 

I replied, "BUT, I CAN HELP YOU."

She broke into tears, saying that she had been an airline stewardess with SAS and was married to a fine, well to do man.  She was living in a beautiful home, but alcohol had gotten a hold of her.

"Yes", she wanted help as she was very unhappy, she stated.  Two years after retiring, her social drinking had progressed steadily into alcoholism, and her marriage was suffering.  Then suddenly, she changed her mind and darted across the street through the traffic, to a waiting taxi.

THERE IS HOPE HOWEVER.  The same verse in the Bible that states, "The wages of sin is death" also declares "but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."

Jesus Christ gives us the power to change.  Yes, the wages of sin is death, but we are free to receive the gift of God, which is eternal life.  

And remember, my friend, God is merciful and compassionate as well as all powerful to deliver.  God does not want you to sin and he does not want you to pay for your sin with death. God wants for you to have eternal life.

The Bible says, "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life." (John 3:16)

Here is Jesus' personal invitation: "Come unto Me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." 
(Matthew 11:28)