A man who worked in a coal mine said to a Christian man, “I would like to become a Christian, but I cannot believe what you say. You say that God will forgive my sins if I just turn to Him. That is too easy—too cheap.”
The Christian asked, “Where have you been working today?” “In the coal mine.”
“How did you get out of the mine?”
“The way I usually do. I got into the elevator and it took me up to the top.”
“How much did you pay?” “Pay? I didn’t pay anything!”
“Weren’t you afraid to come up that way? Wasn’t it too cheap?” “Oh, no. It was cheap for me, but it cost the company a lot of money to put in that elevator.”
Then the Christian told the coal miner how much it cost God to save us from our sins. It cost God the death of His Son, Jesus, upon the cross, but salvation is free to all who believe. “The wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” Romans 6:2323For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. (Romans 6:23).
ML-08/03/1980