What are we redeemed with instead of silver and gold?
According to 1 Peter 1:18-19, believers are not redeemed with corruptible things like silver and gold, received by tradition from fathers. Instead, they are redeemed with the precious blood of Christ, pictured as a lamb without blemish and without spot, as Revelation 5:9 also affirms.
Les explains that redemption is not with corruptible things such as silver and gold, nor by the tradition received from the fathers. The flip side is that believers are redeemed with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish and without spot. He ties this to the absolute of Scripture: almost all things are purged by blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no remission. Christ offered Himself without spot to God through the eternal Spirit, purging the conscience from dead works to serve the living God. Peter agrees with Paul, and Revelation 5:9 confirms the redeemed are redeemed to God by His blood.
Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;
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