Sin Requires the Death Penalty: Do you think that every little sin requires the death penalty, as in the "wages of sin is death"? [Romans 6:23, Romans 6:16]. Condemnation of Sin: Did Paul think that since they presumed that Jesus was coming back in their lifetimes, that he is suggesting that if people die, then they will not be caught involved in sin and thereby condemned? [I Corinthians 11:32, I Corinthians 5:6].