with God. Paul says in Romans 6:23 that “the wages of sin is death.” We understand more of why and how that is the case by turning to the letter of James. James said, “For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it. For he who said, ‘Do not commit adultery,’ also said, ‘Do not murder.’ If you do not commit adultery but do commit murder, you have become a lawbreaker” (James 2:10–11). Notice the seriousness of each sin. The point James is making is