Why pay for something that is free? We buy Evian, Dasani, Aquafina, Smartwater, you name it. In my office, we have an Ozarka bottle water dispenser setting right next to the water facet. Does it make sense to pay a SAWS and Ozarka bill every month? We will walk pass a water fountain to buy bottled water at a concession stand. We will even order Pellegrino from the menu as our fellow dinner patrons drink free tap water. Of course, our special water is poured into a sparkling goblet. Let's face it. Water is free!
Ephesians 2:8-9
8 For it is by
grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is
the gift of God— 9 not
by works, so that no one can boast.
Salvation is also free. What we do for God will not erase our sins. The tithes and offerings we give cannot redeem us from hell. You cannot pay your way or work your way into heaven. Salvation is offered through God's gift of grace, and by definition, a gift is free. There is no way to pay for what has already been purchased. Jesus paid it all. Why keep trying to pay for something that's already free?
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