Nobody wants to be a slave. And yet many people, throughout human history, have found themselves in the state of slavery. And naturally, anyone who is a slave wants to find a way to stop being a slave. But most slaves have limited ability to secure their own freedom, and so their only hope is if someone else acts on their behalf. The best chance for a slave to gain his freedom is for someone to redeem him – to purchase him out of slavery. And a slave can only be redeemed at great cost to the redeemer.
On Sunday we will look at a passage in which Paul says that everyone needs to be redeemed. We are all slaves to the requirements of the law, and our only hope is to be redeemed. Thankfully, God has sent His Son as our Redeemer. This is good news and strange news. On the one hand it means that we have someone who has acted on our behalf. On the other hand it means that we must accept the fact that we are slaves. Only when we embrace the fact that we need redemption and that Jesus is our Redeemer, will we have the opportunity to be set free.
Dan
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