Redemption Through His Blood

I am currently participating in a book study group, going through John Stott’s “The Cross of Christ.” I have found this book nourishing my soul and bringing to my mind vivid images of the work of Christ on the Cross. In Chapter 7 Stott provides four images of salvation: propitiation, redemption, justification and reconciliation. As the Easter season approaches, I have felt drawn to the Cross in a fresh way by focusing on each of these images. This study entails my research on the Redemption image. Redemption re-dem´er, re-demp´shun , pa-rak, “to tear loose,” “to rescue,” , pa-dha-h, ga’al; , agora-zo, referring to purchase,  lutrou-mai, from lu-tron, “a ransom”):  (International Standard Bible...

Read More