How did Christ redeem us by his blood?
Christ redeemed us by paying the price of redemption with His blood, not with silver or gold. Scripture teaches that without the shedding of atoning blood there is no remission. In Galatians 3:13, He was made a curse for us by hanging on a tree, fulfilling the requirement that cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree.
Les teaches that the blood is the price of redemption all through Scripture. Peter says believers are not bought with silver and gold but with the precious blood of Christ. Hebrews declares that without the shedding of blood there is no remission—it must be paid with atoning blood. In Galatians 3:13, Christ redeemed us by paying the price of redemption with His blood, being made a curse for us, for it is written, 'Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree.' Les explains that God chose crucifixion rather than stoning because Christ had to be lifted up and placed on a tree to fulfill that whole concept. He could not have died any other death; it would never have fulfilled the total picture.
Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree: