As the hymn puts it, Nothing in my hand I bring, Simply to Thy cross I cling.3 Only the sinless sacrifice of the Son could purchase redemption. God is a giving God. Most religions in their conceptions of God think we come to him with a gift; but we come with empty hands. We are the beneficiaries of the benevolent God. Some object to grace through a sense of pride. They don’t want a free handout; they want to make it on their own. Rather than receive the free handout of grace, many seek to justify themselves