Redemption is so glorious, it's mystery of human's libration from the Dominion of sin and Satan that God wants all it's beneficiaries to constantly talk about it.The New international version's rendering of the verse makes this demand of God very explicit"Let the redeemed of the the Lord tell their stori-those He redeemed from the hand of the foe".The redeemed of the Lord are directed tell the story of their redemption.No story is worth telling and retelling as much as the redemption Jesus accomplished for us through his death and resurrection.Sin ruptured our relationship with God.Every effort of ours to patch that that broken relationship plunged us deeper into the abyss of worrisome depravity.when the time is ripe According to divine schedule,Jesus showed up"to redeem those who were under the Law,that we might receive the adoption of sons.(Galatians 4:5). Redemption unleashed the grace the grace that shattered the chains of our captivity to sin and satan, flung the prison door open and ushered us into the liberating light of God's kingdom. Paul put it in a most beautiful language,'He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the son of his love.in whom we have redemption through his his blood,the forgiveness of sin"(Colossians 1:13-14).Our redemption guaranteed us total and comprehensive deliverance from sin and all it's accompanying consequences.It brought us total forgiveness and conferred on us the full rights of God's children and permanent citizenship of his eternal kingdom. Redemption didn't only result in the restoration of the believer's relationship with God, but it effectually and effectively made the believerhis temple.Gid is now, not only with us, He's also in us,in fulfilment of our Lord Jesus Christ (14:17).Paul clearly affirmed that it is with the mouth that confession is made unto salvation. Confessing what we believe does not only affirm our faith but also encourages others to come to faith too.Testifying of what God did for you is a prophecy of what He could do for you do for another-For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.Telling the testimonies of God's blessings is the major way of declaring the gospel of redemption. Clear implication that Christianity is primarily a spoken faith. So much about it has to do with God's says and how man echoes his voice. Therefore,go forth and share the testimony of your encounter with Christ where ever you ers. Many are waiting to hear your story to come to Christ. If indeed you have been redeemed by the Lord,the necessity is laid on you to declare your experience of God's mercy to help others come to the knowledge of the saving love of Christ and be saved in Jesus name.
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The question is. What is salvation according to the Bible?