Jesus said: I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me
Matthew 18:27
“Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.”
The UK national debt currently stands at almost £2.5 trillion. This is a truly staggering amount of money.
The bible describes our sin as representing a debt - not of money, but of justice. This is because all of us, without exception, have sinned against a God who is infinite and perfectly holy. This is a debt that is impossible for us to pay.
However, Jesus paid this debt for those who believe and trust in Him, when He died upon the cross, taking the punishment of God the Father for His people, as the perfect sacrifice for sin.
He is thus said to “redeem” the believer by paying the ransom price of His own blood, which is far more precious than all the world’s riches.
“Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, ….; But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:” (1 Peter 18-19)
