How are believers redeemed according to 1 Peter 1:19?
According to 1 Peter 1:19, believers are redeemed by the precious blood of Christ, pictured as a lamb without blemish and without spot. This redemption is not by silver, gold, or the tradition of the fathers, but by Christ's sacrificial blood alone.
Les explains from 1 Peter 1:18–19 that believers were not redeemed with silver and gold or from their vain conversation, that is, their manner of living received by tradition. He notes that people today, like the Jews, can be steeped in the tradition of the fathers and think they are going to make it, but tradition cannot save anyone. Sometimes traditions must be broken to come to the truth of Scripture. Peter then answers how we were redeemed: by the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.
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;
But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
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Were believers redeemed with silver and gold or by the tradition of their fathers?
Peter says that believers were not redeemed according to the tradition of their fathers, or with silver and gold.