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The Sufficient Son: Our Deliverance from Sin

Redemption is a core theological concept, fundamentally defined as the repurchase of captured goods or prisoners. In a spiritual sense, it is the purchase of God's favor through Christ's death and suffering, resulting in the deliverance of sinners from the bondage of sin.

The necessity of redemption arises from the sinful fall of man. Ever since Adam and Eve fell to the temptation presented by the Satanic Foe, humanity has been facing a separated future. While some individuals may proclaim they are fine, scripture teaches that "there is none good but one, that is, God" (Mark 10:18). The very purpose of redemption is to address this pervasive sin of mankind. This necessary deliverance has been illustrated throughout scripture in historical "pictures," such as the innocent blood shed in the garden (Genesis 3:21), the accepted sacrifice of Abel (Genesis 4:2-5), the Passover lamb in Egypt (Exodus 12), and the blood covenant between God and Israel (Exodus 24).

The Person of our redemption is the Son, whom God sent because He loved us so much (John 3:16, 17). He is thus the Sent Son (John 20:21). Crucially, He was the Sinless Son. We are reminded that He knew no sin (2 Corinthians 5:21) and did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth (1 Peter 2:21, 22). Though tempted in all points like humanity, He remained without sin (Hebrews 4:15), manifested specifically to take away our sins (1 John 3:5).

This Sent Son and Sinless Son was also the Submissive Son. Though He existed in the form of God, He made Himself of no reputation, and took upon Him the form of a servant (Philippians 2:6-8). He humbled Himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross (Philippians 2:8). This submission made Him the Sacrificed Son, crucified at Calvary (Luke 23:33).

Finally, He is the Sufficient Son. At the moment He cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom (Mark 15:37-39), confirming the finished work that grants deliverance for the people of redemption (Romans 10:13).

Redemption, therefore, is not merely a theological concept but the very heart of God’s plan for mankind. In Christ, the Sent, Sinless, Submissive, Sacrificed, and Sufficient Son, we find the full and final answer to our greatest need—a complete, eternal deliverance, and freely offered to all who believe.