Salvation is a free gift, but what is the cost of eternal life?

Salvation is a free gift, but what is the cost of eternal life?

It costs you everything.  At least everything carnal (worldly) that your flesh desires.

You must die to yourself, so that you may live. 

“But that doesn’t sound like grace?  Grace says that I can do what I want and I’m redeemed.”

Fondness for carnality is enmity with God.  

“Whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.” – James 4:4

Want some Word?

“He himself bore our sins in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness.” – 1 Peter 2:24

“I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me.” – Gal 2:20

“You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.” - Eph 4:22

“Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their sinful nature to his cross and crucified them there.” - Gal 5:24

“Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature” - Col 3:5

“In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus.” – Rom 6:11

“For if you live after the flesh, you shall die: but if you through the Spirit do put to death the deeds of the body, you shall live.” Rom 8:13

And one of my favorite illustrations of the new birth / new creature experience …

“We are those who have died to sin; how can we live in it any longer? Or don’t you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.” - Rom 6:2