"Redeemed" in the Scriptures, means to be set free, to be bought back, or to be ransomed. Christ's innocent blood, sacrificed for sinners, bought us back from the slavery of sin and the tyranny of Satan. "By His own blood He entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us" (Hebrews 9:12).
But redeemed from what and from where? From the slavery to sin, and from the love of sin. Jesus taught, "Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin" (John 8:34). Thankfully, "Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law" (Galatians 3:13). Jesus bought us with a price, with His own life's blood - He ransomed us from Satan's market place, which could be called "the slave market of sin." He ransomed us, He redeemed us from the horrors of slavery to sin by His sinless death on Calvary's Cross. Jesus is the only Atoner of human sin.
"Redeemed" also means, "to ransom in full." Jesus has paid the full penalty for human sin! Nothing more needs to be paid or done! Indeed, "It is finished" (John 19:30), He said this as He died on Calvary. In Him, and in Him alone, "we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace" (Ephesians 1:7). "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Being justified freely by God's grace through the Redemption that is in Christ Jesus" (Romans 3:23-24).
Some fruits of Christ's Redemption from the slavery of sin:
* A reversal of habits, attitudes, and appetites. Attitudes toward God and the Bible are miraculously reversed by the power of the Holy Ghost.
* A prayer life starts. He just doesn't say prayers, he has a prayer life. True worship is on the inside of a person. There is a constant automatic turning to God for help when things come up.
* There is a sincere desire to tell others about the saving power of the person and blood of Jesus Christ. There is an active concern for lost people. If a man is truly born again, he's going to want to open his mouth and say 'something' about Jesus Christ. He cannot keep his salvation from sin and hell to himself.
* A thirst for teaching and preaching of the word of God. Saved sinners want to be preached at, they want to be taught from the word of God. They thirst for truth and righteousness, and love to be under plain, straight preaching, that preaches up Christ, and preaches down sin.
* The witness of the Spirit as to the assurance of salvation, and the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23).
* True convictions about what the Bible says, a love for the exceeding great and precious promises of God's word.
* There will be some degree of repentance, the turning from sin, there will be a desire to repent and please God in private and public. There is a turning from sin somewhere or an intense desire to turn from things that don't please God, even if he can't do it.
* There is a fear of God and a fear of sin. A Christian may sin, but he won't rush into it without some consideration. He will never be proud of his sin anymore. He'll struggle and fight with his sins the rest of his life, but he won't glory in them and do them openly for everyone to see like he used to when he was lost. Sin now grieves his heart, because he senses that his sin grieves the heart of God.
