Redemption: freedom, we are the temple of the Holy Spirit
- new identity, part of the family
- redeemer sets the value of the redeemed
Joy from the heart
Redemption validates future hope, eternal life starts now and last forever. I was reading, “To-Do” List or “To-Be” List? that talks about God's part and our part in being the people we want to be, rather than just doing things. Focus on why, in other words, what do we want to BE at the end.
God's part: "...God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose. (Phil 2:12-13)"
Our part: "Anyone who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing something useful with their own hands, that they may have something to share with those in need. (Ephesians 4:28)"
Bsf has this great doctrine statement we got as part of our Ruth study that reminded me of Jason V: Redemption is a word borrowed from the commercial world of the ancient near east (where slaves were bought and sold) and pressed into biblical service to describe how Jesus has purchased us in the marketplace of sin to set us free from sin’s dreadful bondage. The story of Hosea’s purchase of Gomer in the Old Testament book by his name is a wonderful example of this transaction (Hosea 3:1-2). Peter has the same concept in mind when he writes, “It was not with perishable things such as silver and gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your forefathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect” (1 Peter 1:18, 19). His point is we have been set free from slavery to sinful ways of life and should therefore live as being Christ’s possession. (See Romans 6:22-23; 1 Corinthians 6:19-20; Ephesians 1:7.)
- new identity, part of the family
- redeemer sets the value of the redeemed
Joy from the heart
Redemption validates future hope, eternal life starts now and last forever. I was reading, “To-Do” List or “To-Be” List? that talks about God's part and our part in being the people we want to be, rather than just doing things. Focus on why, in other words, what do we want to BE at the end.
God's part: "...God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose. (Phil 2:12-13)"
Our part: "Anyone who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing something useful with their own hands, that they may have something to share with those in need. (Ephesians 4:28)"
Bsf has this great doctrine statement we got as part of our Ruth study that reminded me of Jason V: Redemption is a word borrowed from the commercial world of the ancient near east (where slaves were bought and sold) and pressed into biblical service to describe how Jesus has purchased us in the marketplace of sin to set us free from sin’s dreadful bondage. The story of Hosea’s purchase of Gomer in the Old Testament book by his name is a wonderful example of this transaction (Hosea 3:1-2). Peter has the same concept in mind when he writes, “It was not with perishable things such as silver and gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your forefathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect” (1 Peter 1:18, 19). His point is we have been set free from slavery to sinful ways of life and should therefore live as being Christ’s possession. (See Romans 6:22-23; 1 Corinthians 6:19-20; Ephesians 1:7.)
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