1 a: to buy back : repurchase b: to get or win back
2: to free from what distresses or harms: such as a: to free from captivity by payment of ransom b: to extricate from or help to overcome something detrimental c: to release from blame or debt : clear d: to free from the consequences of sin
3: to change for the better : reform
When Jesus died on the cross and paid for our sins, he redeemed us. He took our chains away and set us free. With resurrection day just a few weeks past, I still think about that. This is another good song that expresses that better than I ever could.
Re: Redeemed
Posted by observer on April 20, 2026, 1:12 pm, in reply to "Redeemed"
When I was a kid our neighborhood had rival schools, the public schools and the local parochial school from Holy Redeemer a Catholic church. I was a public school kid and didn’t like the “Redeemer” kids because on the way to school they would knock the heads off the snowmen we made and other such “ atrocities”. Of course I have no memory of any like behavior on our part.
As a result the word ‘redeemer’ just brought up negative thoughts, unconsciously. So in my twenties when my pastor spoke on the subject of Christ our Redeemer, my ears perked up, and I was truly blessed by gaining an understanding of what that meant.
He emphasized that in a large part that meant turning what was bad, hurtful, evil into what was good. He used real life examples of criminals, prostitutes, critically ill and wounded people, druggies, abandoned children, etc. people who were or became Christians and completely praised God for the mercy and grace they experienced and the joy they had. But the most significant thing about that on a larger scale was the witness they bore to the world about our redeemer God who brings good from evil. It was such a lesson for merely ‘sit and soak’ Sunday only worshippers who realized their own comfortable testimonies lacked the same gratitude and message.
I have to think about Simon the Pharisee
Posted by BornToFarm on April 22, 2026, 4:05 am, in reply to "Re: Redeemed"
In Luke 7, Jesus was at Simon's house. A woman that was considered a sinner showed up and washed his feet and made a fuss over him. Simon did not approve. Jesus made the statement that she was forgiven much, so she loved much. Simon on the other hand wasn't forgiven much, so he didn't love much.
That is the key. Those that are forgiven much, love much and are able to forgive.
Those in the sewer that have their sins forgiven are lifted up in a big way. They love much because they were forgiven much. They forgive, because they know what it is like to be forgiven in a big way. They love the Lord in a big way.
So many, on the other hand believe they are "good" people. They don't have much that needs to be forgiven. So, they have never experienced radical forgiveness. As a result, they don't know how to love or forgive. Sadly, we all come out of the sewer, but some don't realize it.
Redemption is a big deal. Some realize it, others don't.
Nice song, I put it up in the prologue of the board.
Posted by Ken C on April 20, 2026, 7:17 am, in reply to "Redeemed"
