The Alibi of Tyrants

Redemption (Apolutrósis) refers supremely to the work of Christ on our behalf, whereby HE purchases us and HE ransoms us at the price of HIS own life, securing our deliverance from the bondage and condemnation of Sin. The New Testament speaks of Christ's saving work in this way frequently. Romans 8:34 says that Christ "is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us." In 1 John 2:1, we read that Christ is our "advocate with the Father," and from Hebrews 7:25, we learn that Jesus ...