Applying the
Doctrines of Redemption
Paulās Epistle to the Romans, as we began to see last week, sets forth the great doctrines of the Gospel of Salvation:
ā¢ The Justifying-Death of Jesus was what God performed through Christ on the Cross.
ā¢ The Sanctifying-Life of Jesus is what God wants to unleash into each day in our lives.
ā¢ The Adopting-Love of Jesus is what redemption revealed.
ā¢ The Grace-Prompted Forgiveness of Jesus is patiently upon all who are justified, sanctified, adopted, and redeemed.
ā¢ The Redeeming-Cross of Jesus provides us with salvation, and our new redemption-driven purpose to live for the Glory of the One who gave His blood to purchase us from the slave-market of sin.
How does all that work, what did God accomplish on the Cross through Christ?
Last week we began to unpack the three layers of meaning that God has built into this one word in English: redemption.
We now begin the final word. In Titus 2 we find:
Word # 3: We are Set Free
From Slavery to Sin Forever
The third word translated redemption in the New Testament is lutroÅ (Ī»Ļ ĻĻĪæĻ), āto set free by the payment of a ransomā ,āto set free by paying a priceā.
ā¢ Titus 2:14 who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from every lawless deed and purify for Himself His own special people, zealous for good works.
Peter uses the same word as he writes about the precious blood that Jesus shed, to redeem us.
ā¢ 1 Peter 1:18 knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers,