Blood Redemption

At this point you may well be thinking: "Paul certainly seems to say that eternal life is free, but I still can't believe I can obtain something of such value for nothing. There's still no such thing as a free lunch." Congratulations, you have correctly analyzed the situation. Eternal life is so valuable no man could afford it.

Now I want to tell you an old, old story. God created man with a free choice or will to serve God or serve himself. Man chose poorly and rebelled against God. God had already established the penalty for rebellion as eternity in hell, but He loved mankind and did not want to destroy him. The solution? God decided to send His only begotten Son into the world to live and die as a man and pay the penalty for each and every one of us. Jesus lived a sinless life for 33 ½ years and then was hung on a cross by the Roman soldiers of His day. The blood He shed on that cross for us was the very blood of God and is sufficient to wash all our sins away if we request it. Jesus was buried in a tomb, but proving Himself to be God Almighty in the flesh, He conquered death and hell and rose again from the dead. He now freely offers the same resurrection to all who will accept His death as payment for their sins.