{"id":1040,"date":"2011-07-16T08:46:47","date_gmt":"2011-07-16T08:46:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/?p=1040"},"modified":"2011-07-16T08:46:47","modified_gmt":"2011-07-16T08:46:47","slug":"redeemed-thomas-brooks-%e2%80%9cparadise-opened%e2%80%9d-1675","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shoalhavengospelchurch.org.au\/?p=1040","title":{"rendered":"Redeemed (Thomas Brooks, \u201cParadise Opened\u201d 1675)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Redeemed<\/strong> (Thomas Brooks, \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gracegems.org\/Brooks2\/paradise.htm\">Paradise Opened<\/a>\u201d 1675)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor you know that it was not with perishable\u00a0things such as silver or gold that you were\u00a0<strong>redeemed <\/strong>from the empty way of life handed\u00a0down to you from your forefathers.\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/kjv1900\/1%20Pet.%201.18\">1 Pet. 1:18<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Christ redeems us from all sin\u2014and from all the consequences of sin. He endured the wrath of God to the uttermost\u2014for everyone who believes on Him.<br \/>\nBy this redemption . . .<br \/>\njustice is satisfied,\u00a0 wrath is pacified, \u00a0 grace is procured,\u00a0 all spiritual enemies are vanquished.<br \/>\nEach child of God is\u00a0<strong>redeemed <\/strong>from . . .<br \/>\nthe love of sin,\u00a0 the guilt of sin, \u00a0 the dominion of sin,\u00a0 the damnatory power of sin,\u00a0 the power of Satan,\u00a0 the curse of the law,\u00a0 hell and wrath to come!<br \/>\nThe work of redemption was a great work. The greatness of the\u00a0<strong>person <\/strong>employed in this work, speaks out the work to be a great work. The great and invaluable\u00a0<strong>price <\/strong>which was paid down for our redemption, speaks it out to be a great redemption. The price that we are bought with, is a price beyond all computation. This redemption that we have in Christ, is a free and\u00a0<strong>gracious <\/strong>redemption. All the rounds in this ladder of redemption, are made up of free, rich, and sovereign grace! Though our redemption<br \/>\ncost Christ dearly\u2014yet as to us it is most free!<br \/>\nJesus Christ has completely done the work of our redemption. He does not redeem us from some of our sins, and leave us to grapple with the rest. Oh, no! Christ makes a most complete work of it.He redeems us from all our iniquities. He delivers<br \/>\nus out of the hands of all our enemies.He pays all debts,He delivers from all wrath,<br \/>\nHe takes off the whole curse, He saves to the uttermost, and will settle us in a state of full and perfect bliss\u2014when\u00a0<em>grace <\/em>shall be turned into\u00a0<em>glory<\/em>. The redemption which we have in Jesus Christ, is an eternal, a permanent, a lasting, yes, an everlasting \u00a0redemption! \u00a0\u00a0\u201dHaving obtained\u00a0<strong>eternal <\/strong>redemption for us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/biblia.com\/bible\/kjv1900\/Hebrews%209.12\">Hebrews 9:12<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Redeemed (Thomas Brooks, \u201cParadise Opened\u201d 1675) \u201cFor you know that it was not with perishable\u00a0things such as silver or gold that you were\u00a0redeemed from the empty way of life handed\u00a0down to you from your forefathers.\u201d\u00a01 Pet. 1:18 Christ redeems us from all sin\u2014and from all the consequences of sin. 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