Free Gifts for a Purchased People
It is needful that we understand that the entire eternal inheritance is the gift of God’s grace. Everything from faith to heaven is said to be a gift. God’s elect are blessed with all spiritual blessings, even eternal life being a gift. Christ did not purchase that which was already freely given. But all these gifts are given to a people who are enslaved, imprisoned, blind and spiritually dead. They are not in a position either legally or spiritually to enjoy them! They require a work to release them and a work to make them alive to enjoy them. The first is the work Christ accomplished. He redeemed His people from the bondage of Satan, sin and the curse of the law. His death and sacrifice was the ransom payment and the satisfaction of divine justice against them. By His cross death Christ purchased them and thus afforded for them a complete liberation from all that would keep them from the total enjoyment of every g...