Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Romans 3:21-31
by: Sheri Rood.
Suppose an architect built two identical houses which he intended to give away. The first he gave to his grandson and the second to a random stranger. Both had the same instructions, they must come to his office and pick up the keys and title deed. Which one of the two men deserved the free gift? Which one was the full owner of the property? Which one would be more likely to come and claim his gift? The answers to these questions are irrelevant. The only thing that matters is the giver, the gift, and the response of the recipient. Jews and Gentiles alike are all receivers of the free gift of righteousness by faith in Jesus. We just have to come to Him, receive it, and live in it.