COSTLY GRACE

Costly Grace is the hidden treasure in the field: for its sake, the man gladly goes and sells all he has; it is the pearl of great value. For it, the merchant sells all his goods, it is the Kingdom of Christ. Therefore, the man plucks out his eye, which is an occasion of sin; it is the call of Jesus Christ. Hearing it, the disciple leaves his nets and follows.

Costly grace is the gospel that must ever be sought; it is the gift for which one must ask, it is the door at which one must knock.

It is costly because it calls for obedience; it is grace because it calls for obedience to Jesus Christ; it is costly because it may cost a man his life; it is grace because only thus is man brought to new life; it is costly because it condemns sins; it is grace because it justifies the sinner. It is costly grace most of all because it has cost God dearly, because it has cost God the life of HIs Son - "you have been brought at a great price" - because what has been costly for God cannot be cheap for us. It is grace most of all because God did not regard His Son as too precious for our life, but gave Him for us.

Costly Grace is the Incarnation of God.