2009-09-30T18:17:41-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/wages/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans%206:23&version=NIV 2009-09-30T18:17:41-05:00 What "reward" awaits us at the end of a life of sin? Only death, both physical and spiritual. But God grants a much better gift: eternal life with Him. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2020:1-16&version=NIV 2009-09-25T10:19:20-05:00 In this parable, Jesus tells of workers who grumbled that their newly-joined coworkers were being paid the same wage as those who had been laboring for a long while. God is extravagantly generous with all people, and does not hold back any of his grace from those who are new to the faith. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2010:7&version=NIV 2009-09-03T14:08:19-05:00 Jesus tells his disciples that a worker deserves his wages. They should eat and drink what is given to them gladly and stay in that house as long as they are wanted.