4. Redemption
The word “redeem” in both Old and New Testaments means:
- To buy back by the paying of a price.
- To loose from bondage by the paying of a price.
- To buy in a market and to take from a market.
Jesus is a Redeemer and His atoning work is described as redemption.
A redeemer must have the following qualifications:
- He must be kin to the man.
- He must be willing to redeem or buy back.
- He must have the price.
Jesus measured up to all three of these qualifications. We are bought with a price.
1 Corinthians 6:19-20 “... and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a Price“
1 Peter 118-19 “... ye were not redeemed with corruptible things . . . But with the precious blood of Christ. . . “
What was the price?
References:
- Lev. 25:47-49
- Titus 2:14
- Matthew 20:28
- Revelation 5:9
- Galatians 3:13