Upside Down
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 6:23 ESV)
Economist and Science Fiction author Larry Niven attempted to coin a new acronym: TANSTAAFL. There Ain’t No Such Thing As A Free Lunch.
And from our experience, his acronym, however unknown, is correct. Nothing is free. Everything has a price.
All the religions of the world work form this presupposition. If salvation is to be received, it takes obedience, dedication, a particular form of worship, sacrifice, offerings, penance, or SOMEthing.
But salvation, real salvation, the only salvation is free. Because Jesus Christ paid for it. It costs His people nothing, because Jesus Christ paid for it. God’s people do not owe anything because Jesus Christ paid for it.
When God presented His salvific plan to the world through the life, death, and life again of His Son, it turned the world upside down. THIS was different! THIS was unexpected. THIS went against mankind’s instinct. THIS surprised.
Salvation surprisingly is free. Let that turn your world upside down.