Redemption is a transaction, whether a trade or a purchase, where something is traded for another thing of equal value. But the word especially refers to a purchase through which the thing bought is returned to its rightful state…
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A question like this is a very natural one to ask. After all, we ask for guarantees on items we buy all the time, so we are just following our instinct to want some assurance of quality. Fortunately, unlike the so-called "lifetime" guarantees which men offer and then seldom honor, any statement given by God has a Scriptural "absolute." Read more

I once heard a very revealing story that illustrates a common attitude toward prayer. A hunter, lost in the woods, told God that if He would just get him out alive, he would never again allow doubt to enter his mind regarding God's ability to answer prayer. Read more