Grace Is Free!
Romans 3:24
The word "freely" is used
seventeen times in the Word of God. In every case, since the fall of Adam, with
only one exception, it has a direct connection to grace, either the grace of
God operating toward his people or the grace of God operating in his people.
Grace is always free. Conditional grace is not grace, but works parading in the
name of grace.
THE LOVE OF GOD FOR HIS ELECT, THE
FOUNTAIN OF GRACE, IS FREE. He declared of old, "I will love them freely!"
(Hos. 14:4). What human mind can grasp the thought of free love? All human love
is caused, conditional, and qualified. Only the love of God is free, uncaused,
unconditional, unqualified! In free love he chose us to be his people (Deut.
7:7-9). In free love he sacrificed his dear Son upon the cursed tree and
redeemed us (Rom. 5:8; I John
JUSTIFICATION, OUR
RIGHTEOUS STANDING BEFORE GOD, COMES TO REDEEMED SINNERS FREELY, "Being
justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ
Jesus" (Rom.
CHRIST, THE EXALTED REDEEMER, FREELY GIVES
SALVATION, IN ITS ENTIRETY, TO NEEDY SINNERS. He says, "I will give to him
that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely" (Rev. 21:6).
Salvation is a gift, a free gift; but it is a gift that must be taken by faith.
And the Lord Jesus Christ graciously invites you and me to take his free gift.
He says, "The Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth
say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take
of the water of life freely" (Rev. 22:17).
Don Fortner