In the ancient world a slave could be redeemed or set free by someone else paying money (ie silver or gold). We have been set free from an empty way of life, our lives now have a direction and a purpose. But we were not set free by silver or gold, but by a ransom paid for by the precious blood of Jesus. He was the perfect sacrifice, He was without blemish. Ie Jesus was without sin and lived a life of perfect obedience to God. Someone has done something supremely precious for us, we therefore have an obligation to respond to that.
It was always God's plan to send Jesus. Indeed He was chosen before the creation of the world. This knocks on the head the notion that God was taken by surprise by what happened in Eden and had to come up with an emergency plan. This is not the case, Christ was always chosen for this task. Now this of course raises all sorts of questions of its own, but we need to realise that God is never taken unawares. The plan was always known to God, it was revealed to the world when Christ came. Notice that He was revealed for our sake, ie for our benefit.
Through Christ we believe in God. We are not believing in a philosophy or an ideology, but in God Himself. For God raised Christ from the dead and glorified Him.
It was always God's plan to send Jesus. Indeed He was chosen before the creation of the world. This knocks on the head the notion that God was taken by surprise by what happened in Eden and had to come up with an emergency plan. This is not the case, Christ was always chosen for this task. Now this of course raises all sorts of questions of its own, but we need to realise that God is never taken unawares. The plan was always known to God, it was revealed to the world when Christ came. Notice that He was revealed for our sake, ie for our benefit.
Through Christ we believe in God. We are not believing in a philosophy or an ideology, but in God Himself. For God raised Christ from the dead and glorified Him.
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