REDEMPTION

The Bible and Lutherans teach that Jesus, who is both God and man, humbled himself by becoming a man and dying on the cross. He did this to redeem all people from the judgment for sin, the fear of death, and the power of the devil. He fulfilled the law perfectly and took on himself the guilt of all our sins. He ransomed us by the sacrifice of his life on the cross. God has looked on Jesus’ death as our death for sin. The resurrection of Jesus is proof that God has accepted what Jesus did as payment for the sins of all people.

Matthew 5:17 [Jesus said] “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them."

Romans 5:19 Just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.

Isaiah 53:6 The Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.

Matthew 20:28 The Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.

2 Corinthians 5:21 God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

Ephesians 1:7 We have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins.

2 Timothy 1:10 Our Savior, Christ Jesus...has destroyed death and has brought life and immortality to light through the gospel.