Jesus Christ, the promised deliverer, sets his people free from the present effects of sin and from the power of sin and will finally deliver them completely from its presence.
The OT points ahead to a new and greater freedom and to a new deliverer
The OT predicts Jesus Christ as the deliverer
Isaiah 61:1 See also Isaiah 42:6–7
The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,
The redemption of the exodus foreshadows the redemption achieved by Jesus Christ
Colossians 1:13–14 See also 1 Corinthians 10:1–4
He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
Jesus Christ fulfils the OT predictions of him as deliverer
Luke 4:18–19 See also Romans 11:26; Isaiah 59:20
“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”
The freedom that comes through Jesus Christ
John 8:32–36 See also Matthew 1:21
Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” “We are Abraham’s descendants,” they answered. “We have never been slaves to anyone. How can You say we will be set free?” Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin. A slave does not remain in the house forever, but a son remains forever. So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.
Jesus Christ sets his people free from the penalty of sin
1 Thessalonians 1:10 See also John 3:36; Romans 8:1–2; Hebrews 9:15; Revelation 1:5
and to await His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead — Jesus our deliverer from the coming wrath.
Jesus Christ sets his people free from the spiritual death that accompanies sin
Romans 6:1–7 See also Ephesians 2:1–5; Hebrews 9:14
What then shall we say? Shall we continue in sin so that grace may increase? Certainly not! How can we who died to sin live in it any longer? Or aren’t you aware that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? We were therefore buried with Him through baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may walk in newness of life. For if we have been united with Him like this in His death, we will certainly also be united with Him in His resurrection. We know that our old self was crucified with Him so that the body of sin might be rendered powerless, that we should no longer be slaves to sin. For anyone who has died has been freed from sin.
Jesus Christ sets his people free from the fear of death
Now since the children have flesh and blood, He too shared in their humanity, so that by His death He might destroy him who holds the power of death, that is, the devil, and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death.
Jesus Christ will finally set his people free from death itself
1 Corinthians 15:22–23 See also Romans 5:12–17, Romans 7:24
For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive. But each in his own turn: Christ the firstfruits; then at His coming, those who belong to Him.
Jesus Christ sets his people free from the power of sin
Romans 6:11–14 See also Romans 6:22–23
So you too must count yourselves dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus. Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its desires. Do not present the parts of your body to sin as instruments of wickedness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and present the parts of your body to Him as instruments of righteousness. For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace.
Jesus Christ sets his people free from the pollution of sin
2 Peter 1:2–4 See also Galatians 1:3–4
Grace and peace be multiplied to you through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through the knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence. Through these He has given us His precious and magnificent promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, now that you have escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.
Jesus Christ sets his people free from the power of Satan
Colossians 1:13–14 See also Mark 3:27 The strong man is, by implication, Jesus Christ; Acts 26:17–18
He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
Jesus Christ will set his people free from the presence of sin
Philippians 3:21 See also Ephesians 5:27; Colossians 1:22; 1 Thessalonians 3:13, 1 Thessalonians 5:23; Revelation 21:4
who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body.
Freedom as the result of being rescued from trials by Jesus Christ
2 Timothy 3:11 See also Acts 26:17; 2 Timothy 4:18; 2 Peter 2:9
my persecutions, and the sufferings that came upon me in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. What persecutions I endured! Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them.
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Dictionary of Bible Themes © 1999 Martin Manser, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Bible Aquifer. Formatted for this site, with Scripture from the Berean Standard Bible.