
Enoch Okode – Christ the Gift and the Giver
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What's So Surprising About Christ's Blessings?
In the greco roman benefaction system, gift giving was common but you had t to be discriminate. But paul's argument is that christ has offered this gift indiscriminately to those who have been described as godless and ungodly. And he offers this gift not because he is reciprocating the good deeds of a royal benefactor. So so his is not following the script of reciprocity. He liberates us from from sin, from slavery to sin and death. But for now, as we await our glorification, his benefaction transforms how we view suffering.
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