DON’T SIGN THE CONTRACT WITH THIS DEADLY MASTER

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Imagine this: You’re offered a job. The description is vague, the expectations are brutal, and the end result is suffering. But here’s the kicker your salary is death.

Would you sign that contract?

No rational person would. And yet, this is exactly what millions perhaps even billions have done, knowingly or unknowingly. They’ve signed on with a cruel, relentless master: Sin.

This is not poetic exaggeration. It’s theological reality. The Bible doesn’t soften the truth:

John 8:34

“Jesus replied, ‘Very truly I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin.'”

Sin isn’t just an action; it’s a power. A spiritual force that enslaves. In the Greek, the word used for slave doulos implies total ownership. When we walk in sin, we’re not free. We’re under bondage.

And what does sin pay?

Romans 6:23

“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

In biblical terms, “death” (Greek: thanatos) is more than physical. It refers to spiritual separation from God, as first seen in Genesis 3 when Adam and Eve’s sin broke communion with their Creator.

Sin is a master who keeps perfect records. He owes nothing late. His wage is always paid death in this life, and ultimately, eternal separation from God (see Revelation 20:14–15).

The Bible tells us sin destroys everything it touches:

– It destroys love (Matthew 24:12 –

“Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of many will grow cold.”)
– It separates us from God (Isaiah 59:2)
– It replaces peace with fear (Romans 3:17 – “the way of peace they have not known”)
– It ruins marriages, homes, and even nations (Proverbs 14:34)
– It kills both body and soul (James 1:15 – “…sin, when it is full grown, gives birth to death.”)

This is the reality of working under Sin. And like every laborer, we are due our wages death.

BUT THERE’S A BETTER MASTER

Jesus Christ offers a radical alternative. He doesn’t invite you into slavery He invites you into sonship.

John 8:35–36 – “A slave does not remain in the house forever, but a son remains forever. So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.”

Jesus doesn’t just forgive sin He breaks sin’s power over your life (Romans 6:6–7). Through His death and resurrection, He made it possible for us to live not as slaves, but as sons and daughters of God.

Galatians 4:7 – “So you are no longer a slave, but God’s child; and since you are his child, God has made you also an heir.”

He gives life in every sense of the word:

Spiritual life (John 5:24)
Abundant life (John 10:10)
Eternal life (John 17:3)

And this life isn’t earned it’s a gift (Romans 6:23b). A gift only received through repentance and faith in Jesus Christ.

WHY CHOOSE SIN, WHEN LIFE IS OFFERED?

Let’s be honest: Sin feels like freedom at first. But it’s deceptive. What begins as pleasure ends in pain. What starts as liberty ends in chains.

Jesus offers something better: a light burden, true peace, and rest for your soul.