When I came to Christ, when I became a Christian, the emotional experience I had was very simple.

There's an experience of forgiveness.

God takes that decree and nails it to the cross of Christ.

And you died on that cross in Christ.

I mean, how about this?

You go into a store and you buy something and you pay too much for it and you know it.

You know, an impulse.

You go and buy something cost $5,000 and you only have $500.

So every month, that bill keeps coming in, you know, harder and harder.

And more reminders and the bill collector is going to come knocking at your door.

Wouldn't it be nice to say, I don't know you guys anything?

I don't believe I bought a car from you.

See, I don't believe that I owe you. It's $4,800. So I can't pay the debt. And the only way I can get out of this debt is to deny it. That doesn't work. So then you say,

I'm not the guy to borrow that car. It's my next door neighbor that bought that car.

Send the bill to him.

You try to transfer it.

That doesn't work because all the records are there.

All the evidence is there that, in fact, you signed that agreement.

You entered into that contract, and now you're not paying the price.

Now, how would you feel if one day you got that bill and it was written across paid in full?

That's just a lousy burden of $5,000.

We're talking about a burden of $5,000. We're talking about a burden of five zillion years worth of hell.

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