Eternal Redemption
"By his own blood he entered in once into the holy
place, having obtained eternal redemption." Hebrews 9:12
The death of Jesus
Christ in the place of sinners was much more than a mere hopeful act on his
part. Our Savior did not die to make redemption a possibility for all of Adam's race. He died as the substitute and surety of
his people, and obtained eternal redemption for us. I want to share with you
four blessed truths about our redemption by Christ.
1. Redemption by Christ was appointed by God in eternity.
This was an act of loving sovereignty. God was not in any way obliged
to redeem fallen sinners. And he had nothing to gain by doing so. Yet, by
Divine statute, or Lord was set up in eternity as
"The Lamb slain from the foundation of the world." And, in the
fulness of time, he was "delivered by the determinate counsel and
foreknowledge of God." Before the world began, God gave his Son to die for
the objects of his love. Christ agreed to bear our sins in his own body upon
the tree.
2. Jesus Christ accomplished our redemption at
We have, by faith, been to
3. God Almighty accepted our redemption by the blood of Christ.
The resurrection of Christ and his ascension into heaven are proof
positive that God has accepted the finished work of his Son as our redeemer,
and accepted us in him. The exalted God-man declares that justice is satisfied
and God is reconciled to all who are represented in him.
4. This redemption by Christ is effectually applied by the Holy Spirit.
He
graciously sprinkles our hearts with the blood of Christ and reconciles us to
God. By faith we receive justification and the forgiveness of sin.
Don Fortner