>For the Wages of Sin is Death;
Either your death, or the death of an innocent.
>but the free gift of God is eternal life in union with the Messiah Jesus our Lord.
Yes, a death and willing sacrifice of the perfect innocence in the person of Jesus of Nazareth, the Lamb of God. Once that is realized, no more death to atone for sins is required. And it is by FAITH that we accept this, which is hard for some people to accept.
Romans 6:23
I like to also read the CJB version:
>"For what one earns from sin is death; but eternal life is what one receives as a free gift from God, in union with the Messiah Yeshua, our Lord."