1. to buy or pay off; clear by payment: to redeem a mortgage.
2.
to buy back, as after a tax sale or a mortgage foreclosure.
3.
to recover (something pledged or mortgaged) by payment or other satisfaction: to redeem a pawned watch.
4.
to exchange (bonds, trading stamps, etc.) for money or goods.
WE ARE ALL IN DEBT!
You may be in excellent financial shape, not having any debt on anything, but until you believe on the Lord Jesus, you owe a debt that you can never pay for on your own! This debt is called your sin debt. Sin is what separates us from God, and is something everyone is guilty of. "There is none righteous, no, not one... for all have sinned and come short of the glory of God." Romans 3:10,23.
And not only do we all owe a sin debt, but none of us are able to pay this debt of ourselves, because the price is much to high! No imperfect sinner can pay his own sin debt, because God, who is perfect, demands a perfect sacrifice for sin!
GRACE AND FORGIVENESS!
The Lord Jesus knew that we could never pay our own sin debt, so, in love, He came freely and willingly, to shed His own precious, sinless blood to redeem us to God. That is, He paid the price we could not pay, to bridge the gap between us and God, that our sin had created!
"For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." Romans 6:23.
"But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." Romans 5:8
"To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein He (Jesus) hath made us accepted in the beloved. In whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace." Ephesians 1:6,7.
"Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot." 1 Peter 1:18,19.
JESUS LOVES YOU SO MUCH!
As we read in Romans 6:23, "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.", if we die in our sins, that is, if we die before we receive the free gift of forgiveness, that Jesus has provided to us, the wages, or penalty for our sin debt, is eternal death in Hell!
Please, do not neglect this free gift of redemption. It is free to us, but a tremendous price was paid for it, by our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! It does not matter if you have a small sin debt, or a very large sin debt, the blood of Jesus can wash every stain, can cleanse you and make you whole.
"Let the wicked forsake their ways and the unrighteous their thoughts. Let them turn to the LORD, and He will have mercy on them, and to our God, for He will freely pardon." Isaiah 55:7.
"I have swept away your offenses like a cloud, your sins like the morning mist. Return to me, for I have redeemed you." Isaiah 44:22.
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