Rm 6:12-23
Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that all of 
you should obey it in the lusts thereof. Neither yield all 
of you your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto 
sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive 
from the dead, and your members as instruments of 
righteousness unto God. For sin shall not have dominion over 
you: for all of you are not under the law, but under grace. 
What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, 
but under grace? God forbid. Know all of you not, that to 
whom all of you yield yourselves servants to obey, his 
servants all of you are to whom all of you obey; whether of 
sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness? But God 
be thanked, that all of you were the servants of sin, but 
all of you have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine 
which was delivered you. Being then made free from sin, all 
of you became the servants of righteousness. I speak after 
the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: 
for as all of you have yielded your members servants to 
uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield 
your members servants to righteousness unto holiness. For 
when all of you were the servants of sin, all of you were 
free from righteousness. What fruit had all of you then in 
those things whereof all of you are now ashamed? for the end 
of those things is death. But now being made free from sin, 
and become servants to God, all of you have your fruit unto 
holiness, and the end everlasting life. For the wages of sin 
is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus 
Christ our Lord.

The focus is on the last verse, Rm 6:23, but the last twelve
verses are listed for examination.

Some says that only unbeliever will see death.  WRONG!!!
In verses 12-15, Apostle Paul asked the readers whether they
should continue to sin and abuse the grace of God.  Then in 
verses 16-22, he wrote them they have the power to be free
from sin by being servants of righteousness.  Finally, he 
exhorted Christians at the Roman church not to sin.  He said 
if you persist in sinning, you will see death.  This letter 
was written for Christians, especially Roman Christians, not 
unbelievers.

If the Calvinist interpretation is true, that is all 
Christians see eternal life, then the questions, in verses 
12-15, about continuing to sin, would make no sense.  If
Christians are going to see eternal life, why bother to
ask about sinning?  Christians need to walk with the fear 
of the Lord and TRY not to sin, otherwise they will see 
death.  

Jas 1:13-15 
Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for 
God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempts he any man: 
But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own 
lust, and enticed. Then when lust has conceived, it brings 
forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, brings forth death.

What apostle Paul wrote consistent with what apostle James
wrote.  If a Christian consistently falls in temptations and 
sins, that person will see death.

It is

"Once Saved" + "Commitment to Jesus" = "Always Saved"

where "Commitment to Jesus" means

- having an active faith,
- living a life of repentance, and
- obeying the Lord.

Christians should strive to live without sins and repent
when they do sin because the "wages of sins is death".

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