TUESDAY March 2, 2021

Redemption from Bondage

Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world. But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons.
Galatians 4:3-5

Paul addressed the Galatians who had strayed away from the grace of God, as if to say, “Why on earth would you want to go back into bondage when you have experienced the love, grace and mercy of God and have been set free?” “Why not remain free and live a life of faith––not works?” He tried to reason with the Galatians so they would once again not desire to be made subject to the rule of the Law, when they had experienced the marvelous liberty of Jesus Christ.

When the Galatians did not know Christ and were not born again of the Holy Spirit, they were indeed kept under bondage to the elements of this corrupt world––to its laws and ways. Just like the rest of the world, they had no maturity in Christ––no discernment between good and evil. They were spiritually blind; their eyes had not yet been opened.

Paul declared that Christ our Redeemer has come! God saw that man could not save himself, despite the Jewish ritualism of animal sacrifices that were only a covering for sin. In due time, in God’s perfect time, Jesus came to be the sacrifice for sin––sin could be put away once and for all. Christ has paid the price to set us free from bondage. Jesus redeemed sinners, and they became children of the Lord. No longer are we to be bound by rules and regulations. We are free children of God by grace––salvation is a free gift.

The world needs salvation. The only way people in this world can be free is through Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. Under the Law, we are all under the sentence of death. Why did Jesus Christ come? It was to set us free from sin and death!

By Christ's purchasing redemption, two things are intended: his satisfaction and his merit; the one pays our debt, and so satisfies; the other procures our title, and so merits. The satisfaction of Christ is to free us from misery; the merit of Christ is to purchase happiness for us.
~Jonathan Edwards~

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