It is not Paul that expects us to walk in righteousness, rather it is the Holy Spirit of Truth speaking through Paul telling us these things: by the way you left out v16 which sums up the matter:
"Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?"
As for v23 wages are earned and deserved: gifts are unearned and undeserved.
"Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?"
As for v23 wages are earned and deserved: gifts are unearned and undeserved.
Have you ever looked up the word gift?
The word is "charisma" and it means...
From G5483; a (divine) gratuity, that is, deliverance (from danger or passion); (specifically) a (spiritual) endowment, that is, (subjectively) religious qualification, or (objectively) miraculous faculty: - (free) gift.
The gift of God is the opportunity to partake in life with God through the Spirit of life in Jesus Christ.
Grace is "charis" in the Greek and it means...
From G5463; graciousness (as gratifying), of manner or act (abstract or concrete; literal, figurative or spiritual; especially the divine influence upon the heart, and its reflection in the life; including gratitude): - acceptable, benefit, favour, gift, grace (-ious), joy liberality, pleasure, thank (-s, -worthy).
Salvation is a result of "obeying from the heart" which is "faith."
Rom 6:16 Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?
Rom 6:17 But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.
Rom 6:18 Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.
"Saved by grace through faith" (Eph 2:8) is speaking of the cooperative dynamic of "working with God" which is why Paul taught reconciliation (2Cor 5:17-20) in this context..,
2Co 5:21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
2Co 6:1 We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain.
2Co 6:2 (For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)