THE GIFT OF GOD
"God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son." John 3:16.
CHILDLIKE FAITH
"Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven." Matt. 18:3.
JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH
"How should man be just [righteous] with God?" asked the patriarch Job. It has been the vital question ever since Adam sinned, and lost his righteousness and forfeited his life. The answer of Scripture is:—
"Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ." Rom 5:1 "By grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast." Eph. 2:8, 9.
In the beginning, life and righteousness were the gift of God to man. Only the Creator could bestow the gift at the first; when lost, only creative power can restore it.