He reminds Titus of “our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works” (Titus 2:13–14). To Timothy and the Ephesians he says: “For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all” (1Tim 2:5–6).
Writing to the Colossians, he gives thanks to the Father who “delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins” (Col.
Paul talks to the Ephesian elders in Acts 20:28 about the importance of their watchcare over “the church of God, which he obtained (or purchased or acquired) with his own blood.” He tells the Corinthians: “You are not your own, for you were bought with a price” (1Cor.
The New Testament speaks of Christ’s saving work in this way frequently. Redemption ( apolutrósis) refers supremely to the work of Christ on our behalf, whereby he purchases us, he ransoms us, at the price of his own life, securing our deliverance from the bondage and condemnation of sin. As a perfect sacrifice for sin (Rom 8:3 Eph 5:2 1Pet 1:18–19), Christ’s death was our redemption (i.e., our rescue by ransom: the paying of a price that freed us from the jeopardy of guilt, enslavement to sin, and expectation of wrath Rom 3:24 Gal 4:4–5 Col 1:14)” ( Concise Theology, Tyndale House, 135). Packer explains: “New Testament references to the blood of Christ are regularly sacrificial (e.g., Rom 3:25 5:9 Eph 1:7 Rev 1:5). As the old song goes, “He paid a debt he did not owe, because we owed a debt we could not pay.” The New Testament speaks of Christ’s saving work in this way frequently. Redemption ( apolutrósis) refers supremely to the work of Christ on our behalf, whereby he purchases and ransoms us-at the price of his own life-securing our deliverance from the bondage and condemnation of sin. It is the overarching rubric for studying the doctrine of salvation, as in John Murray’s famous book: Redemption Accomplished and Applied (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans). The significance of the term is seen in that it serves as the overarching category for the whole saving work of God: redemptive history. Redemption is an important soteriological term and concept for Christians.
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