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B. By the blood of Christ.
C. By the resurrection of Christ.
D. By faith.
E. By works.
4. Are Grace and Works Compatible?
A. Grace is not a reward for works.
B. Reliance upon works nullifies grace.
C. The salvation we receive by faith in grace expresses itself in good works.
D. One part of the new creation is being made able to fulfill God’s will.
5. Is The Law of Moses Applicable to Believers?
C. Men fall from grace when they attempt to follow both the law and the gospel.
D. Jesus clearly defined the works of God as believing or relying upon Him.
E. Faith works by a love that only God can give to us.
1. What Is Redemption?
Redemption is the effective power of salvation resulting from our faith toward God.
Justification is a legal decree of acquittal from guilt and penalty. Redemption is the actual transaction result...
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Redemption, whether by purchase or by power, requires the personal intervention of a Redeemer.
A. Redemption is the payment of a set price or ransom to secure the release of one in debt, bondage, or slavery.
B. Redemption is the basis for justification.
C. Redemption is the personal intervention of the nearest of kin to restore persons or property to those with a rightful interest in them.
D. Redemption is the exercise of power to effect deliverance.
2. How Does the Old Testament Law Defining “Rights of Redemption” Illustrate Our Redemption in Christ?
The Goel had these options:
(1) to purchase back a forfeited inheritance (Leviticus 25:23-28).
2) to ransom his kinsman from bondage to a foreigner (Leviticus 25:47-49).
Sin is an aberration; it is a foreign taskmaster. We were not designed to be enslaved to sin.
Christ gave himself to pay the price to God’s justice; but He went even further and effectively destr...
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(3) to avenge the death of a slain kinsman, to maintain family honor (Numbers 5:8; 35:12; Deuteronom...
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(4) to marry the widow of the deceased kinsman (Deuteronomy 25:7-9; Ruth 3:12; 4:1-14).
3. From What Does Christ Deliver Us Through His Redemption?
Redemption is the full recovery of God’s people, a complete restoration to His possession.
Deliverance in Christ is total and complete:
A. Christ redeemed us from sin.
B. Christ redeemed us from the law and its curses.
C. Christ redeemed us from death.
4. How Does Redemption Result in a Changed Life?
Redemption only becomes real to us as we appropriate it by faith toward God.
As we agree with God that the blood of Jesus was a sufficient price to purchase us, we begin to enjoy the liberty He pu...
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But liberty, even when it is real and objective, is not enjoyed until it is accepte...
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When we embrace the gospel (or good news) by faith, we experience our freedom or redemption in these practical ways:
A. Zeal for righteousness.
When we are sluggish about serving the Lord, it is often because redemption does not seem very real to us.
We are more aware of our continuing hang-ups than the fact of deliverance.
B. Spontaneous and joyful return to God.
C. Freedom from sinful habits.
D. A deep knowledge of belonging to God.
E. Internal rest and quietness from oppression.
5. Is Our Experience of Redemption Complete?
No. Salvation is past, present, and future in all its applications.
Redemption is no e...
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