We're going to talk a little about the concept of 'redemption' on Sunday.
When I was a kid, soda used to come in returnable 10- and 12-ounce bottles, and you could redeem them - that is, take them back to the store for .10 each. The store redeemed them by buying them back.
The theological term is just a little different. It denotes an act that secures the release of a person by paying a ransom.
So here's my question: To whom was the ransom paid that secured our release and so our redemption?
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You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased men FOR GOD from every tribe and language and people and nation. (revelation 5:9) - Ransom was paid unto God, the price was Christ's blood.
ReplyDeleteI'm still trying to wrap my mind around how God could only sacrifice his own (perfect) blood so that we might live.
Aaahhh... Nice rebuttal to the Ransom Theory of atonement (where Jesus paid Satan for our "release').
ReplyDeleteGod propitiated Himself. That is simply incredible.