Redemption means you don’t have to stay stuck in your past!

Romans 6:23, right? Tells us that the Romans 6:23, right? Tells us that the wages of sin, the punishment for our sin wages of sin, the punishment for our sin wages of sin, the punishment for our sin is death, spiritual death. And then the is death, spiritual death. And then the is death, spiritual death. And then the very next part of that verse says, "But very next part of that verse says, "But very next part of that verse says, "But the gift of God is eternal life in the gift of God is eternal life in the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." Romans 3:23 says Christ Jesus our Lord." Romans 3:23 says Christ Jesus our Lord." Romans 3:23 says that we are all guilty of sin. We all that we are all guilty of sin. We all that we are all guilty of sin. We all fall short. And then the very next verse fall short. And then the very next verse fall short. And then the very next verse says that and all are justified freely says that and all are justified freely says that and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that by his grace through the redemption that by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. This word came by Christ Jesus. This word came by Christ Jesus. This word redemption in the original Greek redemption in the original Greek redemption in the original Greek literally means a release brought about literally means a release brought about literally means a release brought about by the payment of a ransom. Jesus, the by the payment of a ransom. Jesus, the by the payment of a ransom. Jesus, the perfect son of God, paid our ransom by perfect son of God, paid our ransom by perfect son of God, paid our ransom by offering himself as the perfect and offering himself as the perfect and offering himself as the perfect and final sacrifice for our sins. And he did final sacrifice for our sins. And he did final sacrifice for our sins. And he did that for us by his death on the cross. that for us by his death on the cross. that for us by his death on the cross. It is by grace that we have been saved. It is by grace that we have been saved. It is by grace that we have been saved. His death is our spiritual lifeline. So His death is our spiritual lifeline. So His death is our spiritual lifeline. So this redemption is offered to every one this redemption is offered to every one this redemption is offered to every one of us, but it's only ours when we choose of us, but it's only ours when we choose of us, but it's only ours when we choose to receive to receive to receive [Music]