Do you think of your salvation as a debt to pay? Romans 1-2

Paul knew that the salvation afforded him by God was a true gift. He was so cognitive of the "gift" factor that he felt any service he was to "give" back to God was in actuality a "debt". In 1:14 we read, "I am under obligation both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish." In my translation the word used is "obligation." In other versions, it is "debt". Paul did not see his salvation like many of today's believers count it. Today we have so many who believe they "chose" Christ and they came to some knowledge from their deep investigation. Paul's version is that God choose him when he was dead and lifeless. God then enabled him to serve Him. This is why Paul uses the tern in verse one, "bond-servant." We must get out of the mindset that we are a gift to God. God is a gift to us. We need Him - He doesn't need us. We are obligated to serve. We have a debt to pay. We are not here to simply enjoy life on earth and wait to further enjoy eternal life tomorrow. Paul saw an obligation to tell others about Christ. We have the same obligation. Go today and pay the debt.