That a man would be saved from a death penalty which he deserved because he cruelly murdered a neighbor is one thing. But for that man to be given by the father, brother, and son of the one man who was killed, a beautiful new home and many earthly treasures for the rest of his life, would be almost unbelievable. Yes, the wages of sin is death, and those wages have been removed through Christ and His cross and obedience as our covenant Head. And we are going to get richer blessedness than man has ever enjoyed here on this earth. Never, no never, must we boast of what we did to get that wonderful salvation.
Salvation is an absolutely free gift.
And our faith in Christ and trust in God also is in us because God gave it to us as a free gift. It is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that showeth mercy. Even as we depend upon God for every breath of life, we depend upon Him for every bit of our salvation. In God's Love There are creatures and events that seem to say that God is not for us but against us. For this is not merely Paul's word.