What does the Bible mean when it says that Christ

redeemed (ransomed) us?

Why did Christ have to redeem

(ransom) us?

John 8:34

Romans 5:12

1 John 3:8

Key Point #1

Ephesians 1:7

Isaiah 53:5

Hebrews 9:15

Matthew 20:28

Key Point #2

Psalm 49:7-8

Key Point #3

slaves

death

sin

blood

suffering

death

1 John 1:7

devil

the blood of God’s son is precious

he was innocent

God put all sins on him

1 Peter 1:18-192 Corinthians 5:21Isaiah 53:6

Jesus replied, "I tell you the truth, everyone who sins is a slave to sin.

Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all men, because all sinned--

He who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil's work.

Christ had to ______ (______) us because by nature we are _____ to ___, _____, and the ____.

redeem

slavesransom

sin death devil

What price did Christ have to pay to redeem (ransom) us?

In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace

But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed.

just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.

For this reason Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance--now that he has died as a ransom to set them free from the sins committed under the first covenant.

The price Jesus paid to ______ us was his _____ , his ________, and his _____.

ransomblood suffering

death

Why was the price Jesus paid enough to redeem (ransom) us?

No man can redeem the life of another or give to God a ransom for him - the ransom for a life is costly, no payment is ever enough-

After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry.

But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.

For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or 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.

God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.

The price Jesus paid was able to redeem (______) us because of his holy, precious _____ and his innocent suffering and _____.

ransom

blooddeath

When the Bible says that Jesus redeemed me, it means he paid the necessary price to free me from my slavery to sin, death, and the devil.