According to the Bible, we are redeemed through faith in the shed blood of Jesus Christ.
God set forth Christ as a propitiation through faith in His blood, and in Christ we have redemption through His blood and the forgiveness of sins (Romans 3:25; Ephesians 1:7). Les Feldick explains this redemption as God buying back the human race lost at Adam's fall, with the price being Christ's divine blood. Faith in that shed blood is the only way to receive redemption.
Romans 3:23-25 — Paul's statement that all have sinned and that God set forth Christ as a propitiation through faith in His blood is the heart of the biblical answer to redemption.
Ephesians 1:7 — This verse directly says that in Christ we have redemption through His blood and the forgiveness of sins according to the riches of His grace.
Scripture says all have sinned and come short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23). It also says we are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus (Romans 3:24), and that God hath set forth Christ Jesus to be a propitiation through faith in His blood (Romans 3:25). In Ephesians 1:7, we read, 'In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace.' Galatians 1:4 says Christ 'gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world.' Hebrews 9:22 adds, 'without shedding of blood is no remission.'
Les Feldick explains that redemption is God buying back a lost human race. When Adam fell, God lost the human race, so He had to put the whole process of redemption in motion. The price was His own blood. Les says the only thing God can use to purchase mankind's redemption is blood, and the only way to experience that redemption is by faith in the blood of Christ. Les also teaches why the blood of Christ is powerful. Because God was Jesus' Father, and the blood system of a fetus comes from the father rather than the mother, Jesus had divine blood even though He was born of a human mother. That divine blood carried all the power of the Eternal Godhead. Finally, Les stresses that redemption includes forgiveness of sins according to the riches of God's grace. Grace means there is nothing people can do to merit redemption; God has already done everything required. Redemption is the purchase price that has been paid for everyone who will simply believe the gospel.
Les Feldick teaches that although Jesus was born of a human mother, His blood was not human blood. The blood system of a fetus comes from the father, not the mother, and since God was His Father, Jesus had divine blood. That divine blood carried the power of the Eternal Godhead and was the price of redemption.
Les explains redemption as losing control of a piece of property and then buying it back. God lost the human race when Adam fell, so He had to redeem us by paying a price. That price was His own blood, and Romans 3:24 calls it 'the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.'
Les points to two mandatory statements of Scripture: without the shedding of blood there is no remission, and without faith it is impossible to please God. Therefore, we are redeemed when we believe what God says about the shed blood, death, burial, and resurrection of Christ. God set forth Christ as a propitiation through faith in His blood.
Ephesians 1:7 says redemption and forgiveness are 'according to the riches of his grace.' Les emphasizes that this excludes human merit. People naturally want to do something to earn salvation, but God has already done everything required, so we simply rest in His grace.
Redemption: Buying Back What Was Lost
Les explains that God lost the human race when Adam fell, so redemption is buying us back with the price of His own blood. He also teaches that Jesus' blood was divine because the fetus's blood system comes from the father and God was His Father.
The Two Mandatory Statements
Les says without the shedding of blood there is no remission, and without faith it is impossible to please God. We are redeemed when we believe what God says about the shed blood, death, burial, and resurrection.
God's Sovereign Choice of Blood
Les teaches that God sovereignly decided sin would be forgiven only through shed blood, and no other way. Redemption through His blood also means forgiveness according to His unmerited grace.
The Only Purchase Price
Les says the only thing God can use to purchase mankind's redemption is blood. The only way to experience redemption is faith in the blood of Christ.
Redemption and Grace in Ephesians 1:7
Les shows that redemption through His blood and forgiveness of sins are according to the riches of His grace. God has already done everything required, so there is nothing we can do to merit it.
Christ's Death and Our Redemption
Les ties Christ's crucifixion to redemption by linking Galatians 1:4 and Ephesians 1:7 — Christ gave Himself for our sins, and redemption through His blood refers to His death.
Justified Through Redemption
Les explains that we are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, which is the purchase price paid for everyone who believes the gospel.
Bought Back With a Price
Les uses the analogy of redeeming an item from a pawn shop to show redemption means buying back the human race. God had to pay the price, and Peter reminds us we were not redeemed with silver and gold.
Romans 3:23: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
This explains why redemption is needed — every person has sinned.
Romans 3:24: Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
Justification comes through the redemption found in Christ Jesus, not through human effort.
Romans 3:25: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
God set forth Christ as the propitiation that is received through faith in His blood.
Ephesians 1:7: In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
This verse directly says we have redemption and forgiveness through Christ's blood by grace.
Galatians 1:4: Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father:
Christ's self-giving is the basis for our deliverance and is part of the redemption work Paul describes.
Hebrews 9:22: And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.
This verse supports the point that blood shedding is mandatory for forgiveness.
Hebrews 11:6: But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
This verse supports the need for faith alongside the shedding of blood.
It means God bought us back from the human race He lost at Adam's fall. The price was Christ's shed blood, and Romans 3:25 says God set Him forth as a propitiation through faith in His blood.
Les Feldick teaches that Jesus' blood was divine because God was His Father and the blood system of a fetus comes from the father, not the mother. Even though Jesus was born of a human mother, His blood was not human blood and carried the power of the Eternal Godhead.
No. Ephesians 1:7 says forgiveness is according to the riches of God's grace. Les explains that human beings naturally want to do something, but God has already done everything required, so redemption is received by faith.
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