Which other scriptures emphasize deliverance from sin through Jesus Christ? Paul’s Cry and Christ’s Answer Romans 7:24 voices the desperate need: “What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death?” The very next verse overflows with hope: “Thanks be to God, through Jesus Christ our Lord!” (Romans 7:25). Scripture repeatedly echoes this same rescue theme. Freedom Declared: No Condemnation - Romans 8:1–2 — “Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For in Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life has set you free from the law of sin and death.” - Acts 13:38–39 — “Through Jesus forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you. Through Him everyone who believes is justified from everything you could not be justified from by the law of Moses.” Freedom Experienced: Released from Slavery to Sin - John 8:34–36 — “Everyone who sins is a slave to sin… So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.” - Romans 6:6–7 — “Our old self was crucified with Him so that the body of sin might be rendered powerless… anyone who has died has been freed from sin.” - Galatians 5:1 — “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be encumbered once more by a yoke of slavery.” Freedom Secured: Redemption by His Blood - Ephesians 1:7 — “In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace.” - Colossians 1:13–14 — “He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.” - Revelation 1:5 — “To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood.” Freedom Celebrated: Victory and New Creation - 1 Corinthians 15:56–57 — “The sting of death is sin… But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!” - 2 Corinthians 5:17, 21 — “If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation… God made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.” - Hebrews 2:14–15 — “By His death He might destroy him who holds the power of death—that is, the devil—and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death.” Living in the Freedom Christ Provides - Galatians 2:20 — “I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me.” - Titus 2:14 — “He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession.” - 1 John 1:7 — “The blood of Jesus His Son purifies us from all sin.” Each passage underscores the same good news Romans 7:24 longs for: Jesus Christ delivers completely—freeing from condemnation, breaking the chains of sin, washing away guilt by His blood, and giving lasting victory and new life. |
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