Mercy Is Free But Never Cheap
King David refused an opportunity to make a sacrifice to God which would cost him nothing. When we give anything to God, we must give our very best.
Author
Travis Agnew
Lead Pastor
Repentance
Mercy Is Free But Never Cheap
King David refused an opportunity to make a sacrifice to God which would cost him nothing. When we give anything to God, we must give our very best.
Travis Agnew
Lead Pastor
Sin’s Responsibility (1 Ch. 21:1-6)
- God may test us, and Satan may tempt us, but we will always be held responsible for our own sin (1 Ch. 21:1).
- Sin originates from our meager attempts to build our kingdom rather than God’s Kingdom (1 Ch. 21:2-3).
- The unaccountable life is simply waiting for unavoidable devastation (1 Ch. 21:4-6).
Sin’s Consequences (1 Ch. 21:7-15)
- It is recklessly naïve to believe that our sin doesn’t affect others (1 Ch. 21:7).
- If you have to fall into someone’s hands due to the consequences of your sin, always fall towards God (1 Ch. 21:8-13).
- If you are troubled when God administers some of his wrath, then you should be relieved that you haven’t experienced all of it (1 Ch. 21:14-15).
Sin’s Forgiveness (1 Ch. 21:16-22:1)
- True repentance is when a sinner becomes more concerned with how his sin brought consequences to others rather than to himself (1 Ch. 21:16-17).
- The sinner who has received free mercy should never struggle to offer costly sacrifices (1 Ch. 21:18-25).
- God’s mercy is free but never cheap (1 Ch. 21:26).
- God never erases sin’s debt – he pays it.
- The sacrificial offering was the only thing able to disarm the angel of the LORD (1 Ch. 21:27-22:1).
