Why is death considered the wage of sin?
Romans 6:23
23 For the wages of sin is death. But the grace of God, life everlasting, in Christ Jesus our Lord.
1 Corinthians 15:21-22
21 For by a man came death, and by a man the resurrection of the dead. 22 And as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all shall be made alive.
James 1:15
15 Then when concupiscence hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin. But sin, when it is completed, begetteth death.
Catholic view (generated):
Death is considered the wage of sin because it is the ultimate consequence of humanity's separation from God due to sin. The brokenness and imperfection introduced by sin into the world results in physical death as the natural end of our earthly existence. However, through the redeeming work of Christ, death is transformed from a final end to a passage to eternal life.
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