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In Christian theology, the concept of redemption from death is central to the understanding of salvation and eternal life. The Bible presents death as a consequence of sin, but through Jesus Christ, believers are offered redemption and victory over death.

The Origin of Death

Death entered the world through sin, as described in the Book of Genesis. When Adam and Eve disobeyed God by eating from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, death became a reality for all humanity. Genesis 2:17 states, "But you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for in the day that you eat of it, you will surely die." This death was both physical and spiritual, separating humanity from God.

The Promise of Redemption

Despite the fall, God promised redemption. In Genesis 3:15 , God speaks to the serpent, saying, "And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed; He will crush your head, and you will strike His heel." This is often seen as the first messianic prophecy, foretelling the coming of Christ who would defeat sin and death.

Christ's Victory Over Death

The New Testament reveals that Jesus Christ is the fulfillment of God's promise to redeem humanity from death. Through His death and resurrection, Jesus conquered death, offering eternal life to all who believe in Him. In John 11:25-26 , Jesus declares, "I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies. And everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die."

The Apostle Paul elaborates on this victory in 1 Corinthians 15:54-57 : "When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come to pass: 'Death has been swallowed up in victory.' 'Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?' The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!"

The Hope of Eternal Life

Redemption from death is not merely an escape from physical death but a promise of eternal life with God. Romans 6:23 states, "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." This eternal life is a present reality for believers, who are spiritually alive in Christ, and a future hope, as they anticipate the resurrection of the body.

The Role of Faith

Faith in Jesus Christ is essential for redemption from death. Ephesians 2:8-9 emphasizes, "For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God, not by works, so that no one can boast." Through faith, believers are united with Christ in His death and resurrection, as Paul explains in Romans 6:4-5 : "We were therefore buried with Him through baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may walk in newness of life."

The Final Redemption

The ultimate redemption from death will occur at the end of the age when Christ returns. Revelation 21:4 provides a vision of this future hope: "He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away." This promise assures believers that death will be completely eradicated, and they will dwell eternally with God in a new creation.

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Hosea 13:14
I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be your plagues; O grave, I will be your destruction: repentance shall be hid from my eyes.
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The Death of Christ, and the Redemption of Men Thereby
... SECOND HEAD OF DOCTRINE. THE DEATH OF CHRIST, AND THE REDEMPTION OF MEN THEREBY.
ARTICLE 1. God is not only supremely merciful, but also supremely just. ...
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In the Work of the Redemption of Man, not Only the Mercy, but Also ...
... In the work of the Redemption of man, not only the mercy, but also the ... justly those
whom he held captive; since He who owed nothing to death, lawfully freed ...
/.../some letters of saint bernard abbot of clairvaux/chapter vi in the work.htm

The Redemption of the Body
... high purposes; it still remains subject to 'the law of sin and death'; and so ... renewed
spirit, as the crown and climax of the work of redemption, and declares ...
/.../romans corinthians to ii corinthians chap v/the redemption of the body.htm

The Death of Christ
... Herein was matchless, peerless love, that the offended judge should permit his
co-equal Son to suffer the pains of death for the redemption of a rebellious ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 4 1858/the death of christ.htm

Death is the Gate of Life
... And so the hope that lies in these parable lessons of death and life is
meant for those only who are turning to Him for redemption. ...
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A Prayer for a Sick Man, when He is Told that He is not a Man for ...
... I thank thee, O Lord, for all thy blessings, both spiritual and temporal, bestowed
upon me; especially for my redemption by the death of my Saviour Christ. ...
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Christ Rightly and Properly Said to have Merited Grace and ...
... Paul commends the grace of God, in that he gave the price of redemption in the death
of Christ; and he exhorts us to flee to his blood, that having obtained ...
/.../the institutes of the christian religion/chapter 17 christ rightly and.htm

The Work of Christ.
... He procured redemption by His death on the cross. In His present work and much more
in the future work, He works out this great redemption into result. ...
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Particular Redemption
... We differ as to the nature of atonement, and as to the design of redemption. ... intent
to save any particular person; and they teach that Christ's death does not ...
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That Christ came into the World, not Only to Instruct Us, but Also ...
... the measure of charity which He stretched out even to death, and that the death
of the Cross; the mystery of redemption, by which He bore that death which He ...
/.../chapter ix that christ came.htm