Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Both Jews and Christians agreed the law condemned us to death, but how we get out of it is quite different.
There is nothing we can do to work our way to heaven because it is a gift from God.
Jesus gave His life to pay for our debt so we would no longer be regarded as guilty!
How does this work? Grace given to us because of Christ’s love and mercy; hence it is only through Christ we have life eternal!