Paid in full…a debt payment of infinite significance had been transacted.
With “It is finished,” Jesus Christ ended the agony of bearing the punishment for the debt of the world on a Roman execution cross – mine and your sins included. “who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—by whose stripes you were healed.” 1 Peter 2:24.
“For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. “ 2 Corinthians 5:21
At this moment, all God asks is that you acknowledge the debt and accept the payment – that’s “believing in Christ” for salvation.
It’s so simple and yet so difficult for humans to accept. Our debt to God was so great that we could never pay it off. AND God offered to pay for us in FULL if only we will ACCEPT it.
God’s promise for all who believe is that He will declare their debt PAID IN FULL, and He will also credit their account with Christ’s sinless righteousness and give them eternal life. “He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.” John 3:36
And he brought them out and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” So they said, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household’ Acts 16:30-31
Here is an interesting account (click->) http://goo.gl/MuydWV of our fellow human being.. “being paid” in full.