The Eternal Gospel

...to their souls; to this he invites everyone, Matthew 22, and gives it to everyone for free original: ümbsonst; meaning without any cost or merit on the part of the recipient., if only they were as ready—in humble repentance and recognition of their spiritual poverty—to return to him from the world, and to accept this offered grace and wealth from him through true faith, as he is ready to gift such dearly earned treasures even to the greatest sinners for nothing, yes, even against all their worthiness and merits; if they were, then no human being would be lost. But they make excuses regarding such treasure and wealth, and do not wish to come at his invitation; they do not want to accept all this from Christ through faith, but let him call in vain and stretch out his hands all day long. Therefore, because they do not recognize or value such salvation original: Seeligkeit; refers to the state of eternal blessedness or being 'saved.', they are damned for the sake of their unbelief. Proverbs 9; Isaiah 25; Matthew 22; Hebrews 2; John 3.

§. 3. Just as Christ has now stood in our place in our person, suffered our punishment, hung for us on the Cross, and thereby paid our debt superabundantly original: überflüssig bezahlet; this theological term implies that Christ's sacrifice was not just sufficient, but 'overflowing' in its value to cover all sins., so that we might also tangibly original: handgreifflich; literally 'graspable' or 'palpable.'