II Samuel 24
The king replied to Araunah, “No, I insist on paying you for it. I will not sacrifice to the LORD my God burnt offerings that cost me nothing.” So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen and paid fifty shekels of silver for them. (2 Samuel 24:24, NIV)
There is an old adage that says, “The best things in life are free. There is also a modification of the same adage which says,“There is nothing free in life. Someone must have paid for it.” This is very true — free things come at a price. There is a price to pay.
King David insisted on paying for the cost of the sacrificial animal instead of accepting a free offer from one of his subjects — Araunah. David understood that sacrifices must cost you something. To attain something, whether spiritual or material, there is always a price to pay.
Our salvation came at a price. The apostle Paul encouraged the Corinthian Christians, who were struggling with sexual immorality, that they had to lead and live a pure life because they were bought with a price.
Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.” (1 Corinthians 6:19–20, NIV).
Our salvation is free because Christ, through his sacrificial death, paid the ultimate price. Christ, our elder brother preceded and prepared the way for us. Our Lord and Saviour smoothened the road for us. - The Deep Things of God
There is an old adage that says, “The best things in life are free. There is also a modification of the same adage which says,“There is nothing free in life. Someone must have paid for it.” This is very true — free things come at a price. There is a price to pay.
King David insisted on paying for the cost of the sacrificial animal instead of accepting a free offer from one of his subjects — Araunah. David understood that sacrifices must cost you something. To attain something, whether spiritual or material, there is always a price to pay.
Our salvation came at a price. The apostle Paul encouraged the Corinthian Christians, who were struggling with sexual immorality, that they had to lead and live a pure life because they were bought with a price.
Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.” (1 Corinthians 6:19–20, NIV).
Our salvation is free because Christ, through his sacrificial death, paid the ultimate price. Christ, our elder brother preceded and prepared the way for us. Our Lord and Saviour smoothened the road for us. - The Deep Things of God
