March 15 Precious Lamb

I Peter 1: 18-19 For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your forefathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.

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Redeemed. Another big word associated with "Salvation," like "Propitiation" which I studied last Sunday.

Here's Webster's Online dictionary.

a: to buy back : repurchase b: to get or win back2: to free from what distresses or harms: as a: to free from captivity by payment of ransom b: to extricate from or help to overcome something detrimental c: to release from blame or debt : clear d: to free from the consequences of sin3: to change for the better : reform4: repair, restore5 a: to free from a lien by payment of an amount secured thereby b (1): to remove the obligation of by payment (2): to exchange for something of value c: to make good : fulfill6 a: to atone for : expiate b (1): to offset the bad effect of (2): to make worthwhile : retrieve
synonyms see rescue

OK, so Christ bought me back from the debt I owed to God. What debt? The debt of death for my sin. (Romans 3:23). It seems to work to say that by Jesus' work of Salvation on the cross, I was repurchased, cleared of my blame/debt, reformed, repaired, restored, fulfilled.... rescued!

God didn't do this with something perishable like milk, or even a gold watch or a diamond necklace. But with the perfect sacrifice of precious blood from the Son of God. Wow.

This photograph was taken from the stained glass windows where we attend church.