4. Christ paid a high price for me. He gave Himself a ransom for my salvation. But before His death on the cross my Savior cried out: "It is finished." His great work is finished indeed. My Lord has purchased and redeemed me and all mankind. Because Christ shed His precious blood, and suffered and died for us in our stead, we are redeemed and free from our sins. By leading a sinless life Christ has fulfilled all commandments of God for us; in Him we have fulfilled them. We are free from the curse of the Law. "Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the Law, being made a curse for us." Gal. 3,13. All the punishments for our sins were suffered by Christ. In Him God has punished us, and therefore we no longer need to suffer punishment for our sins.—We have been redeemed from all sins. There is not a single sin, either great or small, from which Christ, our Lord, has not redeemed us. He has earned forgiveness of all sins for us.
5. The penalty of sin is death, eternal death and damnation. Christ, our Lord, has taken away our sins, He has earned forgiveness for us; therefore we have been redeemed from death. He has suffered death for us and therefore we are free from death. Eternal death has no power over us; for "Christ hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light." 2 Tim. 1,10. We no longer need to fear death. In death our Lord gives us everlasting life.
6. Since Christ has suffered and died for us, we have also been redeemed from the power of the devil. Through sin the devil has power over us. Our sins are forgiven; by His death the Lord destroyed the works of the devil. Satan has lost his power over me. He cannot force me to sin nor keep me in his kingdom. "Through death He destroyed him that had the power of death, that is, the devil." Heb. 2,14. We thank the Lord for having redeemed us from all sin, from death, and from the power of the devil.
REMEMBER:—
1. I have been bought with a price. My Lord has purchased me, not with treasures of this world, but with His own precious blood, with His innocent suffering and death.
2. In my stead Christ fulfilled all the commandments of God. In my stead He suffered and died for my sins. With His stripes I am healed.
3. Now I am redeemed and free from all sins, from death, and from the power of the devil. In Christ I have forgiveness of all my sins.
MEMORIZE:—
Ye know that ye ware not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a Lamb without blemish and without spot. 1 Pet. 1,18.19.
The blood of Jesus Christ, His Son, cleanseth us from all sins. 1 John 1,7.