A New Systematic Theology of the Christian Faith by Reymond Robert L

Author:Reymond, Robert L. [Reymond, Robert L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 0849913179
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Published: 1998-08-09T00:00:00+00:00

Peter writes: “you were not redeemed [elytro¯the¯te, “ransomed”] with perishable things, such as silver and gold … but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect” (1 Pet. 1:18–19). Contrasted as it is with silver and gold, the blood of Christ is here clearly construed as a price paid for forgiveness.

John’s Testimony

John utilizes the agorazo¯, word-group—commercial terminology of the marketplace—to teach the same truth: that redemptive deliverance entails a payment price. He reports that he heard the twenty-four elders in heaven singing before the Lamb: “You are worthy … because you were slain and bought [e¯gorasas] [men] for God with your blood” (Rev. 5:9). He heard the throngs of heaven singing later before the Lamb a new song, and he tells us that no one could learn the song except “the bought ones [hoi e¯gorasmenoi]” (14:3), and he says of these bought ones: “These are they who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. These were bought [e¯gorasthe¯san] from among men” (14:4).

The Author of Hebrews’ Testimony

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