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In the time it takes to get to work.

I'm Keith Simon.

How would you respond if I told you that I paid one of your bills?

I'm sure you'd say thanks, but any response beyond that depends on which bill I paid off. If I paid off

a parking ticket or a library fine, saying thanks would probably be sufficient. But if I paid

off your student loans or your home mortgage, you'd probably be a little bit more excited,

depending on how much you owe to the bank. And the same is true with the debt Jesus paid for us.

Jesus paid it all is an old hymn. And the chorus says, Jesus paid it all, all to him I owe.

Sin had left a crimson stain. He washed it white as snow. Jesus paid it all. He paid for all our

sin, but how big of a debt did we owe? Some people act like Jesus paid it all. He paid for all our sin, but how big of a debt did we owe?

Some people act like Jesus paid a small but important debt. These people are thankful for what

Jesus did, but they're not really enthusiastic. They know they sinned and therefore they need a

savior, but in their opinion, sin isn't that big of a deal. Jesus paid the equivalent

of their parking ticket or their library fine. They are appreciative for sure, but they're ready

to quickly move on. Other people can't get over the fact that Jesus paid for all their sin.

They are overwhelmed. They are amazed. They are shocked by the love that God showed

a sinner like them. They can't move on. They don't want to move on. They are stuck on the great

love that God demonstrated and that while they were an enemy of God, God's son, Jesus, died for them.

So what's the difference between the two people with two very different

responses? It's not that one sinned and one didn't. It's not that one person's sins deserved

eternal judgment and the other person's sins didn't deserve as much judgment. No, no, not at all.

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