REDEEMED BY JESUS CHRIST
“We have redemption through His blood. The forgiveness of sins” – Eph 1:7
The word “redeem” means “to buy out”. Whenever we see a word “buy”, immediately our mind goes on money. People think that they can buy anything with the money in this world. However, there are few things you can’t buy with money, one of which is “redemption”. Bible does not say that we are REDEEMED with the money but with much more precious than that is, through the “blood of Jesus Christ”.
The plan of “redemption” is not a simple task executed by God. In the chapter of Eph 1, we can observe the work of “trinity”. We can see that “God the Father” has “CHOSEN” us before the foundation of the world (v. 4), “God the Son” has “REDEEMED” us through His blood (v. 7) and “SEALED” with the promised “Holy Spirit God” (v.13), which speaks of “finishing up the transaction”. God took care of our “redemption” task from end-end according to the “riches of His grace”, which He has “abounded” towards us in all wisdom and insight.
