Redeemed, First Post

This is my first post and thought I would start by saying how incredibly blessed I am to be redeemed by Jesus Christ.
Here is the Merriam Webster English definition of word "redeem":

re•deem \ri-ˈdēm\ vt

1 a : to buy back : repurchase

b : to get or win back

2 : to free from what distresses or harms: as

a : to free from captivity by payment of ransom

b : to extricate from or help to overcome something detrimental

c : to release from blame or debt : clear

d : to free from the consequences of sin

3 : to change for the better : reform

4 : repair, restore

5 a : to free from a lien by payment of an amount secured thereby

b (1) : to remove the obligation of by payment 〈the U.S. Treasury redeems savings bonds on demand〉

(2) : to exchange for something of value 〈redeem trading stamps〉

c : to make good : fulfill

6 a : to atone for : expiate 〈redeem an error〉

b (1) : to offset the bad effect of

(2) : to make worthwhile : retrieve syn see rescue — re•deem•able \-ˈdē-mə-bəl\ adj

How beautiful a word to be used as one of the many that go into the gospel message of the New testament to explain how God has saved us from our sins through Christ, His Son. The worship song by the late Keith Green from 1982, "There is a Redeemer" has always been one of my favorites and still brings tears to my eyes, tears of gratitude to God for providing me a Redeemer.

Almost anyone who has been a Christian for some time is familiar with Romans 3:23, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Continue on further in this chapter of the great book of Romans and you will see the glory of redemption.

Romans 3:24-26 (NASB95)
24 being justified as a gift by His grace through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus;
25 whom God displayed publicly as a propitiation in His blood through faith. This was to demonstrate His righteousness, because in the forbearance of God He passed over the sins previously committed;
26 for the demonstration, I say, of His righteousness at the present time, so that He would be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.

Robertson's Word Pictures of the New Testament gives a wonderful commentary on verse 24.

"Through the redemption (dia thß apolutrwsewß). A releasing by ransom (apo, lutrwsiß from lutrow and that from lutron, ransom). God did not set men right out of hand with nothing done about men's sins. We have the words of Jesus that he came to give his life a ransom (lutron) for many (Mark 10:45; Matthew 20:28). Lutron is common in the papyri as the purchase-money in freeing slaves (Deissmann, Light from the Ancient East, pp. 327f.). That is in Christ Jesus (th en Cristwi Ihsou). There can be no mistake about this redemption."

There is a lot to digest here but it says so much about our salvation. I remember first learning what the word propitiation meant when I was a new Christian and I was so amazed. Anyway hopefully these few verses will be a blessing to you as you think about your redemption in Christ Jesus.
I hope to provide tidbit of solid, Biblical, and current information on my blog, as well as links to some of the many awesome resources that have been such a blessing to me.
God bless you and remember, "There is a Redeemer, Jesus, God's own Son!"
GT