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Stimulating theology is an oxymoron for most people. "Theology" sounds like something for the severely intellectual, full of complicated ideas that escape the typical Christian reader. In reality, theology is meant to enhance our understanding of God. Most of the words that make up the Christian vocabulary are common words, drawn from the realities of life, and therefore are easily applicable to...

THE CONCEPT OF DELIVERANCE from some type of bondage on the basis of the payment of a ransom is called redemption. Redemption describes the means by which salvation is achieved. In the Old Testament both property and life could be redeemed by a fitting payment. The firstborn in Israel had to be redeemed by money since they were spared in the final plague which fell on Egypt (Exod. 13:13–15). If an Israelite lost his estate or was forced to sell himself into slavery, both he and his property
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