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Created page with "thumb|200px|''Christ as Redeemer of the World,'' Peter Paul Rubens, 1624 The '''Redeemer''' refers to God, who grants salvation to humanity. The Bible also expresses this title as Deliverer, Savior, or Lord of Atonement. The term redemption means “to save someone by paying a price or bearing punishment on their behalf.” In ancient times, the act of payi..." |
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In the New Testament, the Redeemer is revealed as [[Christ]]. The Greek word used to describe His redemptive work is ''apolytrosis'' (ἀπολύτρωσις),<ref>[https://biblehub.com/greek/629.htm Strong's Greek: 629. ἀπολύτρωσις], ''Bible Hub''</ref> meaning “release” or “liberation.”<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans%203%3A24&version=NIV|title=Romans 3:24|quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians%201%3A7&version=NIV|title=Ephesians 1:7|quote= }}</ref> This signifies that humanity, once enslaved to sin and bound under death, receives forgiveness and salvation through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans%206%3A6-23&version=NIV|title=Romans 6:6-23|quote= }}</ref> | In the New Testament, the Redeemer is revealed as [[Christ]]. The Greek word used to describe His redemptive work is ''apolytrosis'' (ἀπολύτρωσις),<ref>[https://biblehub.com/greek/629.htm Strong's Greek: 629. ἀπολύτρωσις], ''Bible Hub''</ref> meaning “release” or “liberation.”<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans%203%3A24&version=NIV|title=Romans 3:24|quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians%201%3A7&version=NIV|title=Ephesians 1:7|quote= }}</ref> This signifies that humanity, once enslaved to sin and bound under death, receives forgiveness and salvation through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans%206%3A6-23&version=NIV|title=Romans 6:6-23|quote= }}</ref> | ||
==Work of | == The Work of the Redeemer in the Old Testament Times == | ||
[[File:With the children on Sundays, through eye-gate, and ear-gate into the city of child-soul (1911) (14783117655).jpg|thumb|200px|Illustration from ''With the Children on Sundays,'' Sylvanus Stall, 1911: The Israelites were saved from the plagues and set free from Egypt through the sacrifice of the Passover lamb.]] | [[File:With the children on Sundays, through eye-gate, and ear-gate into the city of child-soul (1911) (14783117655).jpg|thumb|200px|Illustration from ''With the Children on Sundays,'' Sylvanus Stall, 1911: The Israelites were saved from the plagues and set free from Egypt through the sacrifice of the Passover lamb.]] | ||
In the Old Testament times, the [[Jehovah|LORD]] became the Redeemer of Israel, protecting and delivering His people from suffering.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Samuel%207%3A23-24&version=NIV|title=2 Samuel 7:23-24|quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+43%3A1-14&version=NIV |title=Isaiah 43:1–14|publisher= |quote= }}</ref> The [[The Exodus|Exodus]] stands as the defining event that reveals the work of the Redeemer. While the Israelites were enslaved in Egypt, God remembered the covenant He had made with their ancestor [[Abraham]] and resolved to bring them out. That covenant was the promise to give the land of [[Canaan]] to Abraham and his descendants.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%2015%3A18-21&version=NIV|title=Genesis 15:18-21|quote= }}</ref> | In the Old Testament times, the [[Jehovah|LORD]] became the Redeemer of Israel, protecting and delivering His people from suffering.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Samuel%207%3A23-24&version=NIV|title=2 Samuel 7:23-24|quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+43%3A1-14&version=NIV |title=Isaiah 43:1–14|publisher= |quote= }}</ref> The [[The Exodus|Exodus]] stands as the defining event that reveals the work of the Redeemer. While the Israelites were enslaved in Egypt, God remembered the covenant He had made with their ancestor [[Abraham]] and resolved to bring them out. That covenant was the promise to give the land of [[Canaan]] to Abraham and his descendants.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%2015%3A18-21&version=NIV|title=Genesis 15:18-21|quote= }}</ref> | ||
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