Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree. That the blessings of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.~Galatians 3:13-14 KJV
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: "Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree." He redeemed us in order that the blessings given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit. ~Galatians 3:13-14 NIV
But Christ has bought us out from under the doom of that impossible system by taking the curse for our wrongdoing upon Himself. For it is written in the Scripture, "Anyone who hanged on a tree is cursed" [as Jesus was hung upon a wooden cross] Now God can bless the Gentiles, too, with this same blessing He promised to Abraham; and all of us Christians can have the promised Holy Spirit through this faith. ~ Galatians 3:13-14 Living Bible
REDEEM Definition
re·deem (ri dēm′)
transitive verb
1. to buy back
2. to get back; recover, as by paying a fee
3. to pay off (a mortgage or note)
4. to convert (paper money) into gold or silver coin or bullion
A. to convert (stocks, bonds, etc.) into cash
B. to turn in (trading stamps or coupons) for a prize, premium, discount, etc.
5. to set free by paying a ransom
6. to deliver from sin and its penalties, as by a sacrifice made for the sinner
7. to fulfill (a promise or pledge)
8. to make amends or atone for to redeem a blunder
9. to restore (oneself) to favor by making amends
10. to make worthwhile; justify
1. Jesus bought back our blessing and our ability to have a relationship with God
2. Jesus paid the fee with His own life to buy us the blessings and relationship with God.
3. Jesus completely paid of the amount due that the Law required, and now that it has been marked "paid in full" all the blessings of God belong to us.
4. Jesus turned His own life in for the prize, His life was turned in or exchanged for all the blessings of God.
5. We were set free from sin and all its forms and manifestations because Jesus paid the ransom with His life.
6. Jesus became the sacrifice for us all, He took on all the sin of the world, He took on all the sin in all it's forms including sickness, guilt, fear, pain, sorrow, grief, so that we would be delivered from the penalties and sufferings of these things.
7. Jesus fulfilled the Law of Moses for us.
8. The blunder that Jesus redeemed was that man gave up his authority over the earth to Satan and Jesus gave it back to us, His creation.
9. Jesus restored us to right standing with God, by making amends through Him keeping every commandment perfectly.
10. The blood of Jesus has justified us, in God's eyes. Now God can see us as the righteousness of Christ, and He only gives us His blessings.
As you can see by Galatians 3:13-14 Christ became the curse of the Law so that we His children could have all the blessings that God gave to Abraham. Maybe you wondered why I gave so many definitions and different bible quotes. The scripture tell us that God's people are being destroyed for lack of knowledge. Godly knowledge is the first step towards freedom. If you study the blessings and the cursings you will find that you were blessed only if you kept the laws perfectly. And if you didn't keep them, you were cursed. Now that we have a new covenant with God and understand that Jesus achieved all the requirements of the laws, and that we are now covered with the blood of Jesus, God only sees us through the blood. God looks at us, when we come to Him in prayer only seeing His beloved son, that kept all of the commandment, and is not angry but only wants to give us what ever we ask for. God took all of His anger out on Jesus, on the cross. He cursed Jesus with all of the curses. God is not mad anymore. He doesn't see your faults, Christ payed for them. God isn't angry, He isn't even in a bad mood. He wants to bless you, He wants to heal you, He wants to deliver you.
If you want to understand what you have been blessed with. If you want to know what curses were placed on Jesus so that you wouldn't have to suffer. Than read the 28th chapter of Deuteronomy. That is a great place to start. If you find that you have sickness in your body. This is a direct violation of what Christ redeemed you from. But, you must take a stand. You must take authority over the sickness. Jesus said, "In my name you will cast out devils, you will speak with new tongues, you shall take up serpents, if you drink and deadly thing it shall not harm you, you shall lay hands on the sick and they shall recover." It is our job to bring the blessings to ourselves. Jesus has provided the way but will not force anyone to receive anything. You must gain the knowledge, you must seek, you must have a relationship with God and understand who He says He is. You have to become so unhappy with your situation that you stop doing things your way and reach out to God, and do things His way. He has given us all the keys to a happy healthy life. He is standing at the door knocking, will you turn from your own destruction and let Him in? Will you read His word and understand that He is talking to you? Start by knowing that He became the curse so that you could have all the blessings. Begin to understand that God is Good.
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