Christ ia our redeemer
“For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth.” ( Job 19:25 ) This famous testimony of Job has encouraged many. He knew, as we can know, the reality of his living Redeemer and that the Redeemer would one day reign over His creation as intended. A redeemer is one who buys back something which has fallen into the hands of the enemy. Originally, the creation was in the proper hands, but Adam sinned , and to a great extent the rebellious world and all its inhabitants fell into bondage at the hands of Satan . “Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned” ( Romans 5:12 ). We became the slaves or “servants of sin” ( Romans 6:20 ). In order to be freed, a slave must be redeemed. Could we as slaves have bought ourselves back? No, we had nothing of worth. Silver and gold would not do it. In fact, nothing short of the blood of a completely innocent sacrifice ...