How is redemption experienced according to the Bible?
According to Scripture, redemption is experienced only through the blood of Christ. Believers have it in the Beloved, not by working or hoping, but as a present possession by grace. This redemption is entirely of grace, and the hope of eternity rests on that blood.
Les teaches that redemption is not something we earn or merit; it is all of grace that God has done on our behalf. In Christ, the Beloved, we are accepted in God's eyes, and He cannot reject us because that would mean rejecting the Son Himself. In verse 7 the prepositional phrase is 'in whom,' meaning in the Beloved, Christ. So in Christ we have redemption—not working for it, not hoping for it, but we have it. There is only one way to experience redemption, and that is through His blood. Les recalls a friend from another denomination whose denomination removed old hymn books that referenced the blood of Christ, such as 'There's Power in the Blood' and 'There Is a Fountain.' He says they might as well throw away the New Testament, because our hope of eternity rests on that blood of Christ.
In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
More Questions
How is redemption experienced?
There is only one way to experience redemption, and that is through His blood.
Through what does the Bible say we have redemption and forgiveness of sins?
Believers have redemption through Christ's blood, which brings the forgiveness of sins according to the riches of God's grace.
Is the teaching of redemption through Christ's blood from the Bible?
The doctrine of redemption through Christ's blood is from the Bible, not something dreamed up by the preacher or theologians.