Colorado Springs, CO 80934 Most people, including Christians, see the forgiveness of sins as something that God can do, and continues to do, but not as something He has completed. Because they don’t know that the performance covenant of the Old Testament Law is over. Intro. . We labor to provide clear next steps for new people. Our sins are already forgiven—and not just the past sins we committed before we were born again. The Law was weak and unprofitable. 10:1-2). If you’re born again and still asking questions like these: “Can I lose my salvation?” “If I die with unconfessed sin, will I go to heaven?” or “Does God answer the prayers of someone who still sins?” then you do not understand redemption. Gabriel said, “Hail thou that are highly favoured, the Lord is with thee” (verse 28). We grow through worship and prayer, and we grow through the reading and preaching of God’s Word, but we don’t grow alone in isolation. 5:8–10). It’s all part of redemption. It’s the singular sin of not believing on Jesus that sends a person to hell. 9:12–14). Until a person realizes his need for redemption, however, he sees no need for a Redeemer. f. As the writer of Hebrews explains, Christ’s sacrifice was “not through the blood of goats and calves, but through His own blood, He entered the holy place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption. The message most people hear says that sin breaks your relationship or fellowship with God. 10:4). 2. I just value the blood and the atonement of Jesus above sin. He will never die again (Rom. since a death has occurred that redeems them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant." 1 Innovation Way, Suite B All rights reserved. 17:11; Heb. “For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law. At Redemption, we walk together. It’s their failure to accept what Jesus did for them that puts them into that place of eternal torment. WORSHIP WITH US SUNDAY MORNINGS AT 10:00 A.M. 505 W Golf Road, Mount Prospect, IL 60056 | (847) 654-1274. No person is spiritually free. The Elements of Redemption To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved. In Him we have redemption through His blood, (7a). I hate sin! We need to confess it, not for the purpose of becoming born again, but because our flesh gets defiled. It’s impossible to keep every sin confessed. For there is verily a disannulling of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof.”. The Greek word that is used for “accepted” is only used twice in the New Testament. Our born-again spirits are already eternally redeemed (Heb. It gives us security and peace, knowing that God isn’t mad at us and won’t be mad at us. But until then, we can experience a renewed mind through His Word. Because connection is crucial in our mission to make disciples, every member must own the responsibility of living with missional intentionality and helping new people make their way from first exposure to covenant membership. In Colossians the apostle says that “He 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” (1:13–14). Learn more. We are called to live generous lives because we serve a generous God. 4. The word disannulling literally means cancellation, to make null and void. That gives Satan a legal right to function in our flesh (Rom. Redemption has a role to play in this larger mission. It is also the dearest truth to those who have experienced its blessing. In the Greek, “hath” is an aortas tense, which means it is a done deal—it’s an accomplished fact. Together we serve our families, our church, each other, our neighbors, and the world. The following verse then reveals we are "justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus" (Romans 3:24). We “were not redeemed with perishable things like silver or gold … but with precious blood, as of a lamb unblemished and spotless, the blood of Christ” (1 Pet.