S10E37: The Free Gift (Reconciled to God pt. 2)
Sermon #539
When someone offers you a gift, what do you do? You thank them and hopefully appreciate the gift and the thought behind it. What if it is an extravagant gift, one that is extremely valuable? Sometimes the temptation is there to say, "What do I owe you for this?" But if the gift is given in love, there is no obligation, no strings attached. That is how God's gift of grace in Jesus Christ is described in the Bible. In fact, it is called a "free gift" for a reason - it is offered without price, although it cost a great deal, and it is given in love with no obligation, and all we need to do is to receive it. In the Epistle to the Romans today, we see how the curse of sin, brought into the world by one man (Adam), was reversed by a single act of righteousness by one man, Jesus Christ.
Romans 5:12-21
Recorded at Ebenezer UMC on February 26, 2023
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When someone offers you a gift, what do you do? You thank them and hopefully appreciate the gift and the thought behind it. What if it is an extravagant gift, one that is extremely valuable? Sometimes the temptation is there to say, "What do I owe you for this?" But if the gift is given in love, there is no obligation, no strings attached. That is how God's gift of grace in Jesus Christ is described in the Bible. In fact, it is called a "free gift" for a reason - it is offered without price, although it cost a great deal, and it is given in love with no obligation, and all we need to do is to receive it. In the Epistle to the Romans today, we see how the curse of sin, brought into the world by one man (Adam), was reversed by a single act of righteousness by one man, Jesus Christ.
Romans 5:12-21
Recorded at Ebenezer UMC on February 26, 2023
Download this episode (right click and save)
S.D.G.