We have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins

 

We have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins

 

(Colossians 1:13-14)『 Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:』

There must be redemption in order for us to receive forgiveness from God. Redemption is a deliverance from the power of darkness and a transfer into the kingdom of his beloved Son. This is what God does. The beginning of salvation is not to wash away dirt first, but to deliver us from the power of darkness. So salvation begins with the realization that we are bound by the powers of darkness.

The Hebrew people could not come out from under Pharaoh. So they cried out to God. The Hebrew people's coming out of Pharaoh's dominion is an area they cannot do by their own efforts. To be under the authority of Pharaoh is to be under the authority of darkness. It is in Canaan that God delivers them from the power of darkness and brings them into the kingdom of his beloved Son. The book of Colossians is a church epistle, where the word redemption takes the place of repentance. Redemption is God living those who repent. Redemption is by his blood.

In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins(kjv). That is why the Lord pays the price of blood and buys those who repent. And he forgives the sins of those who repent after he has bought them with the price of blood.

In Leviticus 4:35, “And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat of the lamb is taken away from the sacrifice of the peace offerings; and the priest shall burn them upon the altar, according to the offerings made by fire unto the LORD: and the priest shall make an atonement for his sin that he hath committed, and it shall be forgiven him.

The word “atonement” here means redemption. 4:26 says the same thing. Many churchgoers think of “atonement” as the forgiveness of sins, but they are wrong. It means that you must make an atonement for your sins to be forgiven. The Apostle Paul quoted these words from Leviticus and wrote a letter to the church members in Colossians. The atonement in Leviticus was translated in the book of Colossians as redemption and ransom.

First, there must be redemption before the remission of sins that washes away the dirt. Redemption is a change of ownership. Repentance begins with realizing that we have turned away from God and have become defiled by living as we please. Repentance is a change of ownership. To be saved, you must first repent of your sins. This is redemption (redemption). Once you have made atonement, you will immediately receive the forgiveness of sins.

In Colossians 2:12-13, “Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead. And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;

First, God saves the sinner and then forgives the sin. In order to save a sinner, he must first be buried with Christ in baptism.

Baptism means dying on the cross with Jesus. And “ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.” This is regeneration. It means forgiveness of sins to those who are born again. The whole problem lies in not dying. Believers must be born again before they can be saved by the blood of Jesus. In the end, they want to do what they want. Those who do their will are children of the devil. The devil works on those who want to do their will, whether at church, at home, or at work. The kingdom of the Lord will not come to those who cannot endure unless they do as they will.

People are supposed to bless the bread and drink the cup at the sacrament, but people are trying to drink from the cup without eating the bread. The bread is Jesus' cut flesh. To be united with the death of Jesus is to eat the bread. He who cannot eat bread cannot drink the cup of blood. This is from the Passover ordinance. Because Jesus is the Passover Lamb.

In Exodus 12:1-12, the ordinance for the Passover is given. In verse 6, 『And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening.』 Who Killed the Lamb? God did not kill the Lamb, it was the result of the sinner's death. Who Killed Jesus? As sinners, we killed So we repent to God. Gentiles and Jews joined together to crucify Jesus. They killed Jesus because the Jews gave them over to the Gentiles.

In 12:7-10, it is said that the meat should be roasted and eaten, and leftovers should be burned. The meat of the lamb was not to be eaten by strangers. The rest of the meat was burned with fire. The word about blood is short, but the word about dead meat is long. The Bible says, "Eat it with fire". He grants forgiveness of sins to such a person. So, baptism is not the washing away of sins with blood, but death with Jesus.

Looking at this sentence in Colossians 2:6, 『As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him:』, it is easy to recognize that if you believe in Jesus, you will be saved. But we must receive Jesus as Lord. In order for Jesus to become the master, God must buy the repentant with the blood price. In 2 Corinthians 4:5 we read, “For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake.” In Acts 2:36, Peter said, “Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.