![]() ![]() We admit our sin was the reason why Jesus has to come and shed His blood. We thank You that Jesus was willing to pay this huge cost to be our Redeemer. We know how difficult it was to send Your Son to live on earth, knowing what was to come. We don’t want to not make a decision or decide not to take God’s gift.įather, we humbly approach You. ![]() This is the most important decision of our lives. We have to consciously turn away from sin and try to live the lives to which God has called us. We have to ABCD and the change our lifestyles to live for God. At some point, we are just going to have to decide that we believe - even though we don’t understand it all. We need to read the scriptures to understand what Jesus did and why He chose to do it. Perfection means we reach a state of maturity because the combination of the spiritual graces form, when all are present, spiritual wholeness or completeness - holy, sanctified, and righteous.Repentance is acknowledging our separation from God and expressing sorrow for breaking God’s laws and commandments by making the commitment to changing ourselves through obedience so that we no longer do the wrong things.All of us have the opportunity for redemption, but only those who believe and repent will receive it.įorgiveness is, when we ask, the act of God pardoning us because we have shown repentance for breaking His laws and commandments, which allows us to become holy as He is. We only receive this pardon when we ask for forgiveness of our sin. We - all who will accept the gift of salvation - receive a pardon when we believe and repent. Sin is not believing that Jesus is our Savior to save us from our actions by humans that disobey God and break one of His reasonable, holy, and righteous laws and commandments, goes against a purpose He has for us, or follows Satan’s promptings. In this case, Jesus’ blood in used in exchange for our punishment for our sins. Redemption is where something is used in exchange for something else to gain or regain something. Through Jesus’ blood, we have redemption of our sins. Righteous means we are free from sin because we are following God’s moral laws.Virtues are standards of moral excellence.Pure means not being sinful or having the stain of sin.Sanctified means to be set free from sin.Spiritual graces are worldly morals that have been submitted to God to further His kingdom instead of enhancing this world.Perfectionmeans we reach a state of maturity because the combination of the spiritual graces form, when all are present, spiritual wholeness or completeness - holy, sanctified, and righteous.Holy means to be set apart - because of our devotion to God - to become perfect, and morally pure while possessing all virtues.Sin is not believing that Jesus is our Savior to save us from our actions by humans that disobey God and break one of His reasonable, holy, and righteous laws and commandments, goes against a purpose He has for us, or follows Satan’s promptings.Grace is a free and unmerited gift of love from the Heavenly Father, given through His Son, Jesus Christ, that enables salvation and spiritual healing to believers by the work of the Holy Spirit.Redemption is where God bestows His gift of grace on us in order to deliver us from sin. Jesus’ blood completely redeemed us by paying the price for our sins. Anthony Chute).Redemption is only available to us through the blood of Jesus Christ our Savior. (excerpts provided by: What is Redemption? by Dr. Rather, it is the Christian’s rightful anticipation of a promise made by the One who justly pronounced a curse on this world and then lovingly took that curse upon Himself in order to redeem people for His glory. Consequently, longing for a better world, even a perfect world, is not a form of escapism. We are forgiven, but God is not finished with us yet (Philippians 1:6). Living in a fallen world as Christians means we will experience trials and tribulations and will continue to struggle with our own temptations. Deliverance of humankind from its state of alienation from God has been accomplished through the death and resurrection of Christ. Fundamental to the message of the New Testament is the announcement that Jesus of Nazareth is the fulfillment of Israel's messianic hope and that, in him, the long-awaited redemption has arrived. In the Old Testament, redemption involves deliverance from bondage based on the payment of a price by a redeemer. Redemption is used in both the Old and New Testaments of the Bible. the action of regaining or gaining possession of something in exchange for payment, or clearing a debt. the action of saving or being saved from sin, error, or evil. ![]()
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