![]() ![]() Redemption ( apolutrósis) refers supremely to the work of Christ on our behalf, whereby he purchases us, he ransoms us, at the price of his own life, securing our deliverance from the bondage and condemnation of sin. ![]() ![]() As a perfect sacrifice for sin (Rom 8:3 Eph 5:2 1Pet 1:18–19), Christ’s death was our redemption (i.e., our rescue by ransom: the paying of a price that freed us from the jeopardy of guilt, enslavement to sin, and expectation of wrath Rom 3:24 Gal 4:4–5 Col 1:14)” ( Concise Theology, Tyndale House, 135). Packer explains: “New Testament references to the blood of Christ are regularly sacrificial (e.g., Rom 3:25 5:9 Eph 1:7 Rev 1:5). As the old song goes, “He paid a debt he did not owe, because we owed a debt we could not pay.” The New Testament speaks of Christ’s saving work in this way frequently. ![]() Redemption ( apolutrósis) refers supremely to the work of Christ on our behalf, whereby he purchases and ransoms us-at the price of his own life-securing our deliverance from the bondage and condemnation of sin. It is the overarching rubric for studying the doctrine of salvation, as in John Murray’s famous book: Redemption Accomplished and Applied (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans). The significance of the term is seen in that it serves as the overarching category for the whole saving work of God: redemptive history. Redemption is an important soteriological term and concept for Christians. ![]()
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