In John 1:14-17, John records the following about our Lord: “And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth. John bore witness of Him, and cried out, saying, ‘This was He of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me is preferred before me [ranks higher than I], for He was before me.’ And of His fullness we have all received, and grace for grace. For the Law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.“
The word “grace” simply means “unmerited favor” — favor that one receives which is undeserved and unearned. The idea of grace being “free” means that it became available to us without cost to us (Ephesians 2:8).
However, it does not mean it was without cost at all, for it cost God plenty to offer it to us without charge (John 3:16; Romans 5:8; 1 John 4:9). Grace is indeed priceless, but Someone else paid the price because we couldn’t afford it.
With the above thoughts in mind, let us look at the following aspects of what grace costs here.
—Mike Riley, Gospel Snippets
The word “grace” simply means “unmerited favor” — favor that one receives which is undeserved and unearned. The idea of grace being “free” means that it became available to us without cost to us (Ephesians 2:8).However, it does not mean it was without cost at all, for it cost God plenty to offer it to us without charge (John 3:16; Romans 5:8; 1 John 4:9). Grace is indeed priceless, but Someone else paid the price because we couldn’t afford it.
With the above thoughts in mind, let us look at the following aspects of what grace costs here.
—Mike Riley, Gospel Snippets
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