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The gift you cannot earn

November 9, 2009

And behold, a lawyer stood up to put Him to the test, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"

--Luke 10:25

In Luke 10 we read the story of a young lawyer who decided to engage Jesus in a debate. Because he was the equivalent of a professional theologian in his day, he thought he could catch Jesus in a trap and expose him as a fraud.

So the young lawyer asked Jesus a very common question among all the theologians. He asked, "What shall I do to inherit eternal life?"

Well, this question made perfect sense to this young man because he was a product of a manmade religion. His faith was about rules and regulations. His religion said that salvation was based upon the things that you do. In other words, "Do this and you will please God. Do this and you will live forever."

But instead of debating with him, Jesus wanted to change his way of thinking! So he told him a story that demonstrated that he couldn't be saved by the law, but by living a life of love—a love relationship with God.

That was radical thinking back then and it still is. Your salvation is not rooted in merit, but in God's mercy!

God wants a love relationship with you, too. Come to him today and receive this free gift of salvation bought for you by Christ Jesus.  

YOUR SALVATION IS NOT ROOTED IN MERIT, BUT IN GOD'S MERCY! 


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