If God owes you anything, he owes you death.

But the gift of Christ. His merit.

Paul tells us the wages of sin is death. But the gift of God is life eternal

through Jesus Christ. Do you see the contrast in that statement by the

apostle? There's a contrast between death and life. There's a contrast between wages and gifts. What are wages? Something you earn,

something that is owed to you by moral obligation. If God owes you anything, he owes you

by moral obligation, if God owes you anything, he owes you death.

But the gift of God, the gift that you can't buy, you can't steal, you can't earn, you can't merit, you can't deserve.

The gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus. It absolutely astonishes me. Blows my mind that

God would give us that free. That's what he did. Anybody ever

ask you the question. Do you know for sure whether you're going to heaven? I hope you can answer that question yes.

Not because you're sure of your own righteousness, not because you're sure of your own justness or you're sure of the worthiness of your

performance, but because you do have an assurance of the trustworthiness of God who is promised

you eternal life in Christ. If God says to me, if you embrace my son, I will

give you life eternal, God so love the world and gave his only begun son, whoever believes

in him should not perish but have everlasting life

if God promises that if he stands behind his promise if he's a god of integrity if his word means

anything and if I believe in Jesus Christ and somebody says do I know what I'm going to go to heaven I say of course I'm going to go to have it. God can't lie he doesn't revoke his promises he's promised me eternal life in Christ I believe in Christ I'm resting my case in Christ, I come with no merit in my

nothing in my hand I bring.

Except the righteousness of Christ,

it's my only basis for relating to God.

God has promised me eternal life.

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