Jesus Christ redeems believers from all forms of sinful bondage and oppression through his death and resurrection. The price of that redemption, his own death, represents a ransom paid to secure the freedom of those held in bondage to sin.
The incarnate God as redeemer
God as redeemer
Isaiah 63:16 See also Job 19:25; Isaiah 49:26, Isaiah 59:20; Luke 1:68–75
Yet You are our Father, though Abraham does not know us and Israel does not acknowledge us. You, O LORD, are our Father; our Redeemer from Everlasting is Your name.
Jesus Christ as redeemer
It is because of Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God: our righteousness, holiness, and redemption.
Forms of bondage from which Jesus Christ redeems believers
Jesus Christ redeems from slavery to sin
Revelation 1:5 See also Psalm 130:8; Romans 3:23–24, Romans 6:18, Romans 6:22; Titus 2:14, Titus 3:3–5; 1 Peter 3:18
and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood,
Jesus Christ redeems from the curse of the law
Galatians 3:13 See also Galatians 4:4–5
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”
Jesus Christ redeems from empty religion
1 Peter 1:18 See also Galatians 4:3; Colossians 2:20; Hebrews 9:14
For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers,
Jesus Christ redeems from the power of Satan
Colossians 1:13 See also Acts 26:18; Galatians 1:4
He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son,
Jesus Christ redeems from the coming judgment
1 Thessalonians 1:10 See also Romans 5:9, Romans 8:1–2; 1 Thessalonians 5:9
and to await His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead — Jesus our deliverer from the coming wrath.
Jesus Christ redeems from death
Hebrews 2:14–15 See also Hosea 13:14; 1 Corinthians 15:54–57
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.
The means by which Jesus Christ has redeemed believers
Redemption comes through the incarnation of Jesus Christ
Galatians 4:4–5 See also Romans 8:3; Hebrews 2:14
But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those under the law, that we might receive our adoption as sons.
Jesus Christ redeems by his sacrificial death
Hebrews 9:12 See also 2 Corinthians 5:21; Ephesians 1:7; 1 Peter 1:18–19; Revelation 1:5
He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption.
Jesus Christ redeems by paying a ransom
Matthew 20:28 parallel Mark 10:45 See also Acts 20:28; Hebrews 9:15; Revelation 5:9
just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”
The purposes for which Jesus Christ redeems believers
Jesus Christ redeems believers so that their sins may be forgiven
Ephesians 1:7 See also Acts 26:18; Colossians 1:14; Hebrews 9:15; 1 John 1:7
In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace
Jesus Christ redeems believers to make them pure
Titus 2:14 See also 1 Corinthians 6:19–20, 1 Corinthians 7:23
He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.
Jesus Christ redeems believers so that they may receive God's promised blessings
Galatians 3:14 See also Galatians 4:5, Galatians 5:1; Hebrews 9:15
He redeemed us in order that the blessing promised to Abraham would come to the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.
Jesus Christ redeems believers so that they may receive final redemption
Romans 8:23 See also Luke 21:28; Ephesians 1:14, Ephesians 4:30
Not only that, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.
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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.