A few random quotes from chapter 4 of God So Loved, He Gave: Entering the Movement of Divine Generosity by Kelly M. Kapic, with Justin L. Borger.
"God takes everything back by giving everything away... God reclaims ownership by paying an exorbitant price for what was already his." (p.70)
"He who hung the earth in place is hanged. He who fixed the heavens in place is fixed in place... Though the people did not tremble, the earth trembled. though the people were not afraid, the heavens were afraid" (Melito of Sardis, p.71)
"Once redeemed by God we are no longer described as slaves to sin, but surprisingly we are still described as 'slaves.' Paul concludes that 'having been set free from sin, [we] have become slaves of righteousness' (Rom. 6:18-19). Later he describes believers as 'slaves of God' (6:22). By itself, the illustration of slavery is an inadequate representation of what it means to belong to God. In fact, Paul himself seems to recognise this when he admits that he put this 'in human terms' (6:19)... While slavery is a good image in the sense that it suggests God's full lordship and our complete submission, it is also undesirable and problematic because of the hardship it suggests." (p.75)
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