"I 'VE BEEN REDEEMED"
The heart of the Bible message is redemption
by the blood of Jesus. "Knowing that you were not redeemed with
corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by
tradition from your fathers, but with
the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without
spot." (1 Peter 1:18-19)
REDEMPTION IS BY THE BLOOD OF JESUS. "In Him
we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to
the riches of His grace." (Ephesians 1:7.)
Redemption involves the idea of deliverance and salvation. It is by the blood of Jesus that our
shortcomings and trespasses are forgiven.
REDEMPTION IS FROM
ALL INIQUITY. "Who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from every
lawless deed and purify for Himself His own special people, zealous for good
works." (Titus 2:14) Christ purchased our freedom from iniquity or lawless
deeds. Through this redemption He produced a people eager about living a life
filled with good.
REDEMPTION IS TO
A LIFE THAT IS HOLY, BLAMELESS AND IRREPROACHABLE. "And you, who once
were alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now He has
reconciled in the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy, and
blameless, and above reproach in His sight." (Colossians 1:21-22) Christians live lives that are holy and
faultless before the Father. Nothing shows redemption more than a godly life.
Can you honestly say,
"I've been redeemed?" Eternal redemption is by the precious blood of
Jesus. "Not with the blood of goats and calves, but with His own blood He
entered the Most Holy Place once for all, having obtained eternal
redemption." (Hebrews 9:12) Only
those "in Christ" can claim redemption. "Therefore, if anyone is
in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all
things have become new." (2 Corinthians 5:17) “For as many of you as have
been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.”
(Galatians 3:27)
By
Charles Box,