Ep. 6 - Redemption
Episode Description
What does it mean to be redeemed? Why is redemption necessary? And what does it cost? Redemption is one of the major themes of all of scripture — a thread that runs from Genesis through Israel’s deliverance from Egypt, through Boaz and Ruth, and finds its fulfillment in Jesus Christ, our nearest kinsman, both willing and able to pay the price without compromise.
In this episode, Pastor Josh walks through the three key ideas of biblical redemption — the bondage, the price, and the deliverance. He examines the Old Testament pictures of the kinsman redeemer and the Passover lamb, exposes man’s bondage to sin and the law, and shows why no riches, wit, lineage, or sorrow of our own can pay the wages of our sin debt. There is redemption — but it is only and exclusively in Jesus Christ, through His blood, offered freely by His grace.
Key Scriptures
Leviticus 25:25 — The Law of the Kinsman Redeemer
If thy brother be waxen poor, and hath sold away some of his possession, and if any of his kin come to redeem it, then shall he redeem that which his brother sold.
Exodus 6:6 — Redeemed with a Stretched Out Arm
Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments.
Exodus 15:13 — Led Forth in Mercy
Thou in thy mercy hast led forth the people which thou hast redeemed: thou hast guided them in thy strength unto thy holy habitation.
Ruth 4:14 — A Kinsman to Redeem
And the women said unto Naomi, Blessed be the LORD, which hath not left thee this day without a kinsman, that his name may be famous in Israel.
2 Corinthians 5:21 — Made Sin for Us
For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
Romans 3:23–24 — Justified Freely Through Redemption
For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.
Romans 6:17 — Servants of Sin
But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.
Galatians 4:3–5 — Sent Forth to Redeem
Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world: But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.
Ephesians 1:7 — Redemption Through His Blood
In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace.
1 Peter 1:18–19 — Not with Corruptible Things
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.
Galatians 3:13 — Redeemed from the Curse of the Law
Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree.
Titus 2:14 — Who Gave Himself for Us
Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
Colossians 1:13–14 — Translated into the Kingdom
Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins.
Romans 8:23 — The Future Redemption of the Body
And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.
Episode Outline
A Transaction, Not a Concept — What redemption actually means: to purchase back by paying a ransom
Three Key Ideas — The bondage, the price, and the deliverance
Old Testament Pictures — Israel redeemed from Egypt and the blood of the Passover lamb
The Kinsman Redeemer — Boaz and Ruth as a type of Christ
Willing and Able — Why Christ alone could redeem without compromise (2 Corinthians 5:21)
Man’s Bondage — Servants of sin, condemned by the law
The Price Is His Blood — Ephesians 1:7 and 1 Peter 1:18–19
Redemption Only in Christ — Not in riches, wit, lineage, or sorrow
Present and Future — Redemption of the soul now, redemption of the body to come
Have You Been Redeemed? — The call to trust your nearest kinsman
Questions Discussed
What does it mean to be redeemed?
Why is redemption necessary?
And what does it cost?
Have you ever considered that you need to be purchased — rescued from something you cannot escape?
If the law of God is good, why is it the means by which we are condemned rather than saved?
How can you both live and die — except in the Lord Jesus Christ?
Have you been redeemed? Have you trusted the blood of Christ as your only hope?
