If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. This is good advice, except that it keeps us suspicious. The idea that we are saved by faith sounds too good to be true. It’s hard to believe that it’s free and all we must do is trust God enough to let God do the saving.

Priest and author Robert Capon compared grace to a used car lot we go to with our hard-earned dollars seeking a bargain. A salesman approaches just as we’re about to leave and whispers that there’s a special deal for us in the back. There, we find a gleaming new sports car—and it’s free, he says—because the boss likes us! Instead of sinking into the luxurious seats, we walk around and kick the tires, then fuss about a warranty or worry about insurance. God, Capon says, is “the Crazy Eddy of Eternity whose prices are insane.” The only catch is that we must be as crazy as God to take the deal because it just doesn’t make sense.

MOVING FORWARD: When it comes to salvation, are you suspicious or trusting?