New Life: A Free Gift
You can work for sin but it is a cruel master. When it pays you off, its wage is death, which is---separation from God forever. In stark contrast, God does not pay wages. He has a free gift to offer, which is---eternal life. There is nothing one can do to earn this gift. If one could earn it, it would not be a gift; it would be wages. Eternal life is just that---eternal, it never ceases. The basic concept under life is union.
There are three kinds of life mentioned in the Bible: (1) physical life---union of the soul with the body; (2) spiritual life---union of the soul with God; and (3) eternal life---eternal union of the soul with God. Jesus said, "My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. "And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand" (John 10:27, 28).
The gift of God is eternal life. One receives this gift when he believes in Jesus as his own personal Savior. Having eternal life, he will never perish.