Our Response to Redemption

Q: What does the Bible say about our response to redemption?

The Bible teaches that our response to redemption is consecration to the Lord and purging out sinful influences from our lives. In Exodus 13, God commands His people to sanctify all the firstborn, symbolizing the totality of their lives and possessions as dedicated to Him. This reflects the idea that through redemption, believers understand they are not their own; they have been bought with a price (1 Corinthians 6:20). Our response must be one of complete surrender, signifying an acknowledgment of God's mercy and our new identity in Christ. As Paul writes in Romans 12, we are to present our bodies as living sacrifices, recognizing this as our reasonable service in response to His mercies.

Q: How do we know that the concept of sanctification is true?

Sanctification is affirmed in scripture as the necessary response to God's redemptive work in our lives. Sanctification, or being set apart for God's purposes, is rooted in the narrative of redemption. In Exodus 13, God instructs His people to consecrate the firstborn, which extends to the understanding that all believers, as His redeemed, are set apart for His service. This principle is echoed in the New Testament, where Paul implores believers in Romans 12 to present their bodies as living sacrifices, a direct act of sanctification based on the mercies shown to them. The transformative work of the Holy Spirit further assures us of the truth of sanctification as believers grow in holiness and reflect the character of Christ in their daily lives.

Q: Why is purging out leaven important for Christians?

Purging out leaven is crucial for Christians as it symbolizes removing sin and corrupt practices from their lives. In the Bible, leaven often represents sin and corruption, thus purging it is vital for maintaining spiritual purity. In Exodus 13:3-7, God instructs His people to avoid leaven during the Passover feast, symbolizing their need to remove anything that could corrupt their relationship with Him. This theme continues into the New Testament; for example, Paul warns in 1 Corinthians 5:6 that 'a little leaven leavens the whole lump.' This underscores the importance of actively seeking to remove sin from our lives, not merely abstaining from overt actions but also guarding against subtle influences that could lead us away from the holiness expected of God's people.

Q: What does it mean to present our bodies as living sacrifices?

Presenting our bodies as living sacrifices means dedicating our entire being to God as a response to His mercy. Romans 12:1 commands believers to present their bodies as living sacrifices, which reflects a total commitment to God. This act of dedication signifies a recognition of the grace and mercy God has extended to us through Christ's redemption. It is not merely a passive state; it involves active service and holiness, as we are called to live in a manner that pleases Him. This sacrificial lifestyle is motivated by gratitude for the salvation we have received and an understanding that our lives now belong to Him completely. In doing so, we embody the essence of what it means to live under grace, transformed by the Spirit.

Q: How does the story of the firstborn and redemption relate to Christ?

The story of the firstborn and redemption illustrates Christ's sacrificial death as our Lamb, redeeming us from sin. In Exodus 13, the principle of redeeming the firstborn is fundamental, as it points to Christ as the ultimate Redeemer. God requires a lamb to redeem the unclean firstborn, signifying that without atonement, one is destined for destruction. This reflects the New Testament reality that Christ, the perfect Lamb of God, was sacrificed for our sins (John 1:29). His blood ensures that we are not left in our unclean state, but rather redeemed and able to stand before God accepted and righteous. Thus, the narrative serves not just as historical law, but as a foretelling of Christ's sacrifice that fulfills our redemption and conveys the depth of God's love for undeserving sinners.

In Exodus chapter 13. While you're
turning there, there was a message that Bruce Crabtree preached
in Crossville that was such a blessing to me, and I've had Wilma make
a bunch of CDs and just pick one up if you can back in the
back. It's on Increase Our Faith, and
it was so helpful to me, and I believe everybody would benefit
in listening to this particular message. I may be egocentric in doing
this, but if you're looking at this spot on my head, you might
not have even noticed it, but if you did, Lynn popped me, and
I disobeyed her. I had one of those pre-cancerous
things where they, it's not, you know, it could turn there,
they put the cold spray on it, whatever happened, so that's
what it is. Exodus 13. Let's read verses 1 and 2. And the Lord spake unto Moses,
saying, Sanctify unto me all the firstborn. Whatsoever openeth
the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast,
It is mine. I've entitled this message, Our
Response to Redemption. Our Response to Redemption. Now, when God saves somebody, are they no different than they
were before He saved them? If they're not, it's not much of a salvation. Isn't that so? But beloved, they are different. They're not the same. While it's
true that we still have the flesh, the old man, the old nature,
and it is no different. And it never gets better. It
never improves. It never grows weaker. We deal
with that every single day. I don't have to convince you
of that. You know what it is to deal with the old man. While it's true, we still have
the flesh. It's equally true. We have the
new man. Would you turn with me to Colossians
chapter three for a moment? Paul says in verse 10. To the church of Colossus, you
have put on the new man. Which is renewed in knowledge
after the image of him that created him, you put on the new man,
someone that was not there before. Let's look at this passage of
scripture. I want to read several verses. Start back up in verse 1. Knowing
who this new man is will make this passage come alive. If you then be risen with Christ,
seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right
hand of God. Set your affection on things
above, not on things in the earth, for you are dead And your life
is hid with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life,
shall appear, then shall you appear also with him in glory.
Mortify, therefore, your members which are upon the earth. Now,
who's doing that? The only one who can do that is the new man.
Mortify your members which are upon the earth. Fornication,
uncleanness, inordinate affection. evil desire and covetousness,
which is idolatry, for which things sake the wrath of God
cometh on the children of disobedience, into which you also walked sometimes
when you lived in them, but now you also put off all these, anger,
wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.
Lie not one to another, seeing that you have put off the old
man with his deeds, and have put on the new man, which is
renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him,
Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision,
barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free, but Christ is all and in
all. Now you put on, therefore, as
the elect of God, holy and beloved, boughs of mercies. I think it's very interesting
that when he mentions the clothing of God's elect, the first thing
he mentions is boughs of mercies. Kindness, humbleness of mind,
meekness, long-suffering, forbearing one another and forgiving one
another. If any man hath a quarrel against any, even as Christ forgave
you, so also do ye. And above all these things put
on charity, which is the bond of perfectness. Back to our text
in Exodus chapter 12. Now, this is our response to
redemption. And you know what took place
in chapter 12? The Passover. I don't suppose there's a verse
of Scripture that thrills me anymore. And that thrills me
even right now. I'm going to quote this to you
out of Exodus chapter 12, where God said, When I see the blood,
I will pass over you. Isn't that thrilling? All God was looking for was the
blood. He wasn't looking for anything else, was He? And he
says, when I see the blood, I will pass over you. That's redemption. That's being redeemed by the
blood of Christ. And whole chapters about the
redeeming work of the Lord Jesus Christ. We just sang of our Redeemer. He's our Redeemer. That's a precious
name of our Savior. He's our Redeemer. He redeemed
me. He paid for my sins. I stand
perfect before God. It's wonderful. Now, what's your response to
that? Well, the Lord says, sanctify
unto me. After this redeeming work, sanctify
unto me all the firstborn whatsoever openeth a womb among the children
of Israel, both man and a beast. It's mine. Verse 11 of the same
chapter, And it shall be when the Lord shall bring thee into
the land of the Canaanites, as he sware unto thee and to thy
fathers, and shall giveth thee their sovereign grace. He gives
it to you because he swore he would. He's doing it. Thou shalt set apart unto the
Lord. Thou shalt set apart unto the
Lord. All that openeth the matrix,
and every firstling that cometh of a beast which thou hast, the
males shall be the Lord's. Now all I have is His. You believe that? He redeemed me. He bought me. I'm not my own. I've been bought
with a price. And all I have is His. And if I really believe that,
it's not hard to sanctify the firstborn to Him, and all that
represents. It's not hard if you really believe
that all you have is His anyway. Now, if it's yours and you're
having to give it up some of it, it's difficult. It's hard.
But if it's all His, it's easy, isn't it? Sanctify to me all
the firstborn. Now, most people have just enough
religion to make them feel miserable and make them feel guilty. They
just walk around with a black cloud over their head, and it's
because they have never seen what redemption really is, and
therefore it's impossible for them to respond in the right
way. Now, if you see, if you believe that the Lord has redeemed
that He put away all your sin and that you stand perfect before
God because of the Lord Jesus Christ. If you see, if you believe
that, if you rest in that, I know what your response will be every
time. You'll give yourself completely lock, stock and barrel to Him. And if you don't, it's because
you've never really believed His redeeming work. He's never
really done anything for you. I know everybody who sees redemption
They're going to give themselves lock, stock and barrel to him. Now, we've got so many examples
of this in the scripture. Let me let me look at several
scriptures in the New Testament. Turn to Romans 12. Paul says after he has set forth
the gospel so clearly in these first 11 chapters, He says, I
beseech you, therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you
present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto
God, which is your reasonable service, and do not conform to
this world. but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind
that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect
will of God." Notice his whole argument for them to present
their bodies a living sacrifice is the mercies of God. The mercies of God to you. Is
that enough of a reason for you to give yourself wholeheartedly
to Him to present your body, not just your mind, not just
your intentions, but everything you are, your body, as a living
sacrifice? Turn with me to Roman, back to
Roman 6. Look at this. Verse 11. Likewise, reckon ye
also yourselves to be dead indeed and to sin, but alive unto God
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Now, the reason I'm to be, reckon
myself to be dead and sin is because I am dead sin. It doesn't
have anything to say to me. Christ has washed it all away. I have his perfect righteousness.
It is my righteousness. And I am dead to sin. It doesn't
have anything to say to me. And he says reckon yourselves
to be dead to sin. Now he says this to every believer.
You view yourself as I'm dead to sin. Would God tell you to
be dead to sin if you weren't dead? To reckon yourselves to
be dead to sin if you weren't dead to sin? No. You are dead to sin. It has nothing to say to you.
Your sin has been washed away. You stand perfect before God.
Now let's go on reading. He says, likewise reckon ye also
yourselves to be dead unto sin, but alive unto God. through Jesus
Christ our Lord, let not sin therefore reign in your mortal
body, that you should obey it in the lust thereof, neither
yield your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin,
but yield, present yourselves unto God." That's the exact same
thing Paul is saying in Romans 12, too. Present your bodies
a living sacrifice. You present yourselves to God.
Now, Lord, hear my I don't know what else I can say. Lord, here
am I. I can't make any promise to do anything or quit, but here
am I. Here am I. It's an actual presentation
of everything you are to him. Yield yourselves unto God as
those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments
of righteousness unto God. For sin shall not have dominion
over you, for you are not under the law, but under grace. Turn
to 1 Corinthians chapter 6. Verse 20, For you are bought
with a price, the precious blood of the Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore,
glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God's. Second Corinthians chapter 7. Verse one, having therefore these
promises, dearly beloved, these promises of free grace, these
promises of the complete forgiveness of sin, these promises of having
his righteousness as your righteousness, having the promise that he'll
never leave you or forsake you, having the promise of eternal
grace, having these promises. We got them. We got it. Having
these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from
all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in
the fear of God. One other scripture, 1 John chapter
3. Verse 2. Beloved, Now, are we the sons
of God? And it does not yet appear what
we shall be. We don't know what it's like.
We can't even imagine what it's like to be without sin, to be
perfectly conformed in the image of Christ. We read about it,
we believe it, but we don't understand what it is going to be like.
But we know that when he shall appear, you know, I think of
that passage of Scripture where Paul said, there's henceforth
late. He said, I'm ready to be offered the time of my departures
at hand. Therefore, there's laid up for
me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous
judge, shall give to me and to all them that love his appearing. I'm one of those that love his
appearing. I love his first appearing when he appeared to put away
sin by the sacrifice of himself. I love his appearing before the
father before me right now as my greatest intercessor and priest.
I look forward to his Appearing whenever I was going to see and
everybody's going to be made to bow to him. I look forward
to I love his appearing now We know that when he shall appear
We shall be like him for we shall see him as he is and every man
that had this hope In him this this hope of a complete salvation
that's in the Lord Jesus Christ. What does he do? He purifies
himself even as he is pure so the response to redemption is
consecration to the Lord every time. And if that response is
not there, somebody doesn't really believe the message of redemption,
because if you really believe he's given all for you and put
away your sin, you're going to give yourself wholly to him. And it won't be hard to do. It's
not looked upon as a sacrifice or a difficult thing. No, you
believe you're his anyway. Who's your owner? Who's your
Lord? Who's your master? That's the
question. If he's your Lord, if he's your
master, you give yourself to him. Now back to our text in
Exodus chapter 12. You consecrate. He said, you
set apart to me. You do this. You set this apart
to me. You consecrate this to me. And
he starts talking about leaven once again. Now, I realize we
considered leaven two or three weeks ago, but here he talks
about it again in chapter 13. And Moses said to the people,
verse 3, Remember this day in which you came out from Egypt
out of the house of bondage, for by strength of hand the Lord
brought you out from this place, and there shall no leavened bread
be eaten. Remember in the Passover you
were not to eat any leavened bread. This day came ye out in
the month of Abib, and it shall be, when the Lord shall bring
thee into the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites,
and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which ye swear unto thy fathers,
to give thee a land flowing with milk and honey, that thou shalt
keep this service in this month seven days. Thou shalt eat unleavened
bread, and in the seventh day shall be a feast to the Lord.
Unleavened bread shall be eaten seven days, and there shall be
no leavened bread be seen with thee, neither shall there be
leaven with thee in all thy quarters." And thou shalt show thy son in
that day, saying, This is done because of that which the Lord
did unto me when I came forth out of Egypt. And it shall be
for a sign unto thee, thine hand, and for a memorial between thine
eyes, that the Lord's law may be in thy mouth. For with a strong
hand the Lord brought thee out of Egypt. Thou shalt therefore
keep this ordinance in its season from year to year. Now another,
here's the next response. to redemption. First, when you
see, when I see by the grace of God that He's redeemed me
and put away my sin, I consecrate to Him the firstborn. That's
everything I am. But not only do I do that, I
start getting rid of the leaven. Now that leaven, there's nothing
wrong with leaven, yeast in and of itself, you know that. But
during this ceremony, this seven-day feast, you were to get all the
leaven out of your house. And leaven represents the introduction
of something that will corrupt you. A little leaven leavens
the whole lump. You allow that little leaven,
and it's going to work its way throughout the whole batch of
dough, and they were to get rid of all the leaven out of their
houses. And you know, you and I are called upon to purge out
the leaven every single day. It's there, and we purge it out.
Now in the New Testament, I looked at how the word is used in the
New Testament, and if you want to understand what the Old Testament
means, look at the New Testament. If you want to know what the
New Testament means, look at the Old Testament. Now, leaven in the New Testament
means four things. First, it's the leaven of hypocrisy. Turn to Luke chapter 12. And
don't you reckon that this is something that you need to purge
out? The hypocrisy that's in you. You know, it's with me. It's embarrassing to admit that,
but it's with me. Hypocrisy. Verse 1. In the meantime, when
they were gathered together, an innumerable multitude of people,
insomuch that they trod one upon another, he began to say to his
disciples, first of all, beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees,
which is hypocrisy. Now, in this passage, he gives
three marks of hypocrisy. Let's go on reading. Covering and hiding, verse two,
for there's nothing covered that shall not be revealed, neither
hid that shall not be known. It's not being honest enough
to tell the truth, verse three, therefore, whatsoever you have
spoken in darkness should be heard in light, and that which
you've spoken in the air and closet should be proclaimed upon the
housetops. It's being more concerned about
what men think than what God thinks. That's what's behind
hypocrisy. He says, I say unto you, my friend, be not afraid
of them that kill the body. And after that, they have no
more that they can do. But I forewarn you whom you shall fear. Fear
him which after he hath killed the body hath power to cast into
hell. Yea, I say unto you, fear him.
Now, this is what is behind hypocrisy. It's not telling the truth. It's
acting. It's pretending. It's covering
up. It's pretending to be what you're
not. being controlled by the fear
of man. Now, that's that's why people play the hypocrite. That's
all involved. And now, you know, as well as
I do, that you deal with that on a daily basis. And you're
called upon and I'm called upon to purge that out. That's the
response to redemption, to always be purging that. Matthew chapter
16. Verse six. Then said Jesus unto them, Take
heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees. We've already
seen that hypocrisy. And the Sadducees. Now here's
the second form of leaven that I'm to purge out. It's the doctrine
of the Sadducees. Let me tell you something about
the Sadducees. Acts chapter 23, verse 8 says, For the Sadducees
say there is no resurrection, neither angel nor spirit. The
Sadducees are the intellectuals. The Sadducees are people who
can't believe something unless they understand it. They've got
to understand it and grasp it or they don't believe it. They
don't confess the resurrection because it doesn't make sense
to them. They don't confess angels because they've never seen any.
They don't confess anything unless they can see it and feel it and
taste it. It's intellectualism. It's death
to faith. And he says, take heed. Don't
go that direction. Take heed of the leaven of the
Pharisees. I mean, the Sadducees. Get rid
of that. Turn to Mark 8. Verse 15. And he charges him, saying, Take
heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the leaven
of Herod. The leaven of Herod. Well, who's
Herod? Look back in Mark chapter 6. Verse 20, Herod's that one who
feared John, knowing that he was a just man and a holy, and
he observed him and we heard him. He did many things. I mean,
he was impressed with what he had to say and heard him gladly.
But you know what Herod ended up doing? When that little maid
comes in and dances before him, he has John beheaded. And you
take heed of the leaven of Herod. And then in Galatians 5, we read
of the leaven of works. Turn over there, Galatians 5.
Now these are the four things the New Testament says about
leaven. Galatians chapter 5. Verse 9. A little leaven leavens
the whole lump and he's talking about salvation by works. If
you had introduced one work into salvation, something you must
do or you can't be saved, you make the whole thing of works.
A little leaven leavens the whole love. And what am I called on
to do? I'm called upon to purge it all out, every bit of it. Now, in our response to redemption,
we're called upon to get rid of the leaven. And we're to do
that on a daily basis. Now, back to our text in Exodus
chapter 12. He repeats himself in verse 11.
He talked about the purging out of the eleven, and it shall be
when the Lord shall bring thee into the land of Canaanites,
as he sware unto thee, and to thy fathers, and shall give it
thee, thank God for that, that thou shalt set apart unto the
Lord all that openeth the matrix, and every firstling that cometh
of the beast which thou hast, the males, shall be the lords.
Now he brings out, this sounds almost unusual. Let's read verse
13. All of a sudden he talks about
the firstling of an ass. And every firstling of an ass
thou shalt redeem with a lamb, and if thou wilt not redeem it,
then thou shalt break his neck. And all the firstborn of man
among thy children thou shalt redeem." Now, we've been given
all these instructions regarding what our response to God's redeeming
work is. And they're absolutely necessary.
Now you listen to me real carefully. The gospel of God's grace does
not excuse sin any more than God's holy law does. It's never an excuse for sin. And our response to grace is
to give ourselves to Him. consecrate ourselves to Him and
to always be purging out the leaven. That is to be our response
to grace. But the Lord in His mercy knows
what we'll start thinking when we start thinking about all the
stuff we need to do. And so He reminds us of this glorious picture
of redemption. We're brought back to redemption
once again. If all you ever hear about is
what all you ought to be doing, oh, you just get so discouraged.
Now, I'm thankful for these instructions, but the Lord doesn't leave us
here. He knows the way we are. And
so He brings us right back to redemption. He talks about the
redemption of the ass. The firstling of an ass thou
shalt redeem with a lamb, and if thou wilt not redeem it, thou
shalt break his neck, and all the firstborn of man among thy
children shalt thou redeem. An ass. was an unclean animal. Its name
tells you something about its character. Everybody knows what
an ass is. You know some. Everybody knows exactly what
he's talking about. Yes, it's an unclean animal. The ass. He talks about the ass being
redeemed. Now this ass or this donkey was
an unclean animal. And this unclean ass is a picture
of you and me. You believe that? This is given
to remind us of what we are. Scott Richardson was preaching
upon this many years ago. And my little sister brought
her boyfriend to church. And there he was preaching. And
she said, if you know him, you can appreciate this, I guess.
He said, you are the unclean ass. And she said her boyfriend
looked at her. I mean, I can imagine. I would like to have been there
when that happened. I can imagine why people would. But at any
rate, here's what's amazing. A lamb for an ass? Is an ass worth redeeming? Would
you give a precious, spotless lamb for this ass that he says
if you don't redeem it, break its neck. It's worthless. There's no good in it. There's
no good to it. If it's not redeemed, go ahead
and break its neck because it's worthless. Giving a lamb for
an ass? You know that doesn't even begin
to show the amazing character of God's love in giving His Son
for me, the unclean ass. He said, redeem it or break its
neck. If it's not redeemed, all it
can be is destroyed. If Christ did not redeem us,
all we can be is destroyed. That's how sinful we really are. Do you know, you and I are a
whole lot more sinful than we even imagine. We don't even have
a clue. Turn over to Exodus 34 for a
moment. These instructions are repeated.
In verse 19. Verse 18. He says, The Feast of Unleavened
Bread shalt thou keep seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread
as I commanded thee in the time of the month of Abed, for in
the month of Abed thou camest forth out of Egypt. All that
openeth the matrix is mine, and every firstling among thy cattle,
whether ox or sheep, that is male, but the firstling of an
ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb. And thou shalt redeem him not,
then thou shalt break his neck. All the firstborn of thy sons
thou shalt redeem, and none shall appear before me empty. Now that
wasn't quoted in Exodus chapter 13. He says none shall appear
before me empty. Now how is it that this unclean
ass is going to be able to appear before God with something that
God can accept? He said, none shall appear before
me empty. I'm not, you know, I love that
hymn we sing, nothing in my hands I bring simply to thy cross I
cling. I love that hymn and I believe,
but do you know, we actually bring something before the Lord. He
said, none of my people are going to appear before me empty. Now,
how is that? Because of the redemption. Look,
turn to 1 Corinthians 1, because of this redemption. Verse 30, But of him are you in Christ
Jesus, who of God is made unto us. This is how we appear before
God. He's made unto us wisdom fit
for fellowship with God, wise before God. He's made unto us
righteousness He's made unto us sanctification, or holiness,
and He's made unto us redemption. We come into God's presence just
like this, through the Lord Jesus Christ. Because that unclean
animal was redeemed, He's not going to come into God's presence
empty-handed. And I come into His presence with Christ. Now,
when you believe that, doesn't it make you want to give yourself
totally to Him? It really does. That makes you want to give yourself,
surrender yourself completely to Him. It's only when you don't
really believe that that you don't. But when you believe that,
by the grace of God, that you're complete in the Lord Jesus Christ,
you want to give yourself completely to Him. Now back to our text
in Exodus chapter 12. Aren't you thankful that right
after He gives us these instructions, He tells us about the redemption
of the ass? Verse 14, And it shall be when
thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, what is this? What in the world are you redeeming
this unclean animal for? Why would you give a lamb for
this? What is going on here? I don't understand this. What
is this? That thou shalt say unto him, by strength of hand,
the Lord brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage. This is one of four times that
that word is used. Here's your answer. We're redeemed
by power. Look back up in verse three.
And Moses said to the people, remember this day in which you
came out from Egypt out of the house of bondage for by strength
of hand, the Lord brought you out from this place by strength
of hand. Look at verse nine. And it shall
be for a sign and to be upon thine head and from a moral between
thine eyes that the Lord's law may be in thy mouth for with
a strong hand hath the Lord brought thee out of Egypt. Verse 16. And it shall be for a token upon
thine hand and in front before thine eyes, for by strength of
hand the Lord brought thee forth out of Egypt." Now, redemption. Remember, this is our response
to redemption, His redeeming work. When you talk about the
redeeming blood of Christ, I want you to think just for a moment
about the power of God behind it. The omnipotence that's in
His blood. His blood is such that it's made it to where my
sin is not. Now that's powerful. Because
of the blood of Jesus Christ, my sin's not merely forgiven.
There's nothing there. It's gone. The blood of Christ
is such that not only does it put away all my sin, It makes
me perfect before God. Where God looks at me. God's
looking at me right now. And He's seeing someone who's
perfectly conformed to the image of His Son. Now is that power
or what? Oh, the power of His blood. And when your son asks you, why
are you doing this? You tell him, by strength of
hand, the Lord redeemed us. It should be, verse 14, when
thy son asketh thee in time to come, what is this? That thou
shalt say unto him, by strength of hand, the Lord brought us
out from Egypt, from the house of bondage. And it came to pass
when Pharaoh would hardly let us go, that the Lord slew all
the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of
man and the firstborn of beast. Therefore, I sacrifice to the
Lord all that openeth the womb, being males, that all the firstborn
of my children I redeem. And it shall be for a token upon
thine hand, and for frontlance between thine eyes. For by strength
of hand the Lord brought us forth out of Egypt." And I'm never
going to forget it. Now if you really believe redemption, here's
your response. Consecration and purging. Purging out the leaven. But you're
always brought back Not to thinking about your consecration and your
purging, but you're brought to thinking about the redemption,
about that unclean ass that was good for nothing. And if you
didn't redeem it and break its neck, that's how worthless it
is. But the Lord in his mercy gave a lamb for that. What what astounding grace. Now, I just want to leave you
with this thought. God loved you, just as if you're
the only one, so much that He gave His Son to die for you. Love so amazing, so divine, demands
my soul, my life. my all. That's right.

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Our Response to Redemption

What does the Bible say about our response to redemption?

How do we know that the concept of sanctification is true?

Why is purging out leaven important for Christians?

What does it mean to present our bodies as living sacrifices?

How does the story of the firstborn and redemption relate to Christ?

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