All rights reserved. By passing the maximum penalty against sin that His holiness could demand and by paying that penalty Himself, God satisfied the claims both of His justice and His love. We also learned that nothing can be added to the finished work of Christ on Calvary's cross. Salvation must be received as a gift by the sinner because it cannot be earned. In addition we learned that when a person receives Christ as Saviour and Lord, a new kind of life is imparted by God-spiritual life.
Spiritual life is something far different from moral life.
It is not something that can be evolved, but it is received in a moment, bringing the regenerated person into the very family of God. A wealthy man loses all his money, and rather than sacrifice his social position, he agrees to give the hand of his daughter to a rich man for a significant sum of money. At first she refuses vehemently, because she despises the man, but when her father shows her the expediency of the marriage, that it is his only hope of being saved from utter want, she consents, and goes through the marriage ceremony. According to the law of the land she becomes the rich man's wife. The Lord desires a true love relationship.