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Our sins have alienated us from God. The prophet Isaiah wrote: ". . . Your iniquities have separated you from your God; and your sins have hidden His face from you . . ." (Isaiah 59:2). Sin has built a wall that separates mankind from God. That barrier must be torn down before we can have a relationship with Him. But how can we remove this barrier?
John the Baptist, when Jesus came to him for baptism, said, "Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!" (John 1:29,36). John recognized Jesus of Nazareth as the promised Messiah who would redeem mankind by paying the death penalty for sin.
"Redemption means deliverance from some evil by payment of a price" (New Bible Dictionary, 1996, "Redeemer, Redemption"). Peter explains that "you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot" (1 Peter 1:18-19). Paul explains that the blood of Christ has "purchased" the "church of God" (Acts 20:28).
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