Category: Redemption

Bible Verse of The Day – 7-26-24

Ephesians 1:7-8 (NKJV) 7 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace 8 which He made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence…

We have been digging into the topic of redemption and the saving power of the blood of Christ this week, so we will continue that today as well.

This is foundational to our walk with God and our relationship with Him.

Without a solid understanding of this topic, we will fail to mature and develop our comprehension of other basic principles of Christianity.

The verses above are a summation of the foundation of our faith wrapped in a tidy little package.

Let us look a little more closely at what this all means.

Verse 7:

We have redemption (deliverance and salvation) though His blood.

He offers us forgiveness (pardoning, exoneration, clemency) for our sins (shortcomings, trespasses, offenses, misdeeds) through the generosity of His grace (unearned, unmerited, undeserved favor).

Verse 8:

He has caused these gifts to abound (be offered abundantly) toward us in every kind of wisdom and prudence (understanding, practical insight).

Why?

So we may grasp (develop understanding) the foundations of our faith and understand the mysteries of His plan and purpose.

God has equipped us with everything we need to grow and mature as believers.

He has gifted us with His mercy and grace.

And He has preserved His word over the centuries that we might have all that we need to flourish in our walk with Him.

Let us not neglect to gain understanding in the foundational things, but also to move beyond the basics and learn the mysteries of God.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

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Bible Verse of The Day – 3-22-23

Ephesians 5:8 (NKJV) 8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light…

This is an excellent example of the contrast between us before Christ and us after we have been redeemed by Christ.

Note that it says we were once darkness.

It doesn’t say that we were once in darkness or once under the influence of darkness. It says we were darkness.

There’s a difference. And it’s important for us to understand this so we can fully appreciate where God has brought us from.

Darkness defined who we were.

But since being redeemed, we are now light!

This light is not our own. It is not light that we create or generate ourselves.

We are light in the Lord.

It is His light. We are simply the transporter or carrier of that light.

And this light is in us to be shone on those we encounter, bringing glory to God, the Giver of that light.

It’s also important that we follow those last few words, “Walk as children of light”.

This is how others will know that we are His.

It is in walking as children of light that we glorify God in our bodies, proving that we are no longer darkness.

Verses 9 & 10 tell us that we are to walk in goodness, righteousness, and truth, finding out what is acceptable to the Lord.

Let us live our lives as an example of what God has done in us, being sure to make Him known in the words we speak and the actions we take.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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Bible Verse of The Day – 7-17-22 – Incorruptible Redemption

Please click to watch the video now.Greetings in the name of Jesus! 

If you are a child of God, you have been redeemed. 

The redemption that Christ offered to each of us is a perfect, incorruptible redemption. 

In our new video, which we have titled, Incorruptible Redemption, we teach on what this means to us, and how it ties into the culture of the days when the scripture related to our redemption being incorruptible was written. 

We hope you’ll take a few minutes to watch it. 

Please click here to watch the video now. 

We love you all. 

Sincerely in Christ, 

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie 

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443 

401-439-3780 

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Bible Verse of The Day – 9-2-20

Galatians 3:13 (NKJV) 13 Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”),

As believers in and followers of Christ, we have been redeemed.

If we have put our faith in Him and trusted Him for the salvation of our souls, then our sins have been forgiven. They have been washed away. Forgotten. Removed from us as far as the east is from the west, as the Bible says (Psalm 103:12).

Today I’d like to spend some time discussing the word, “redeemed”. I believe it’s one of the most powerful words in the entirety of God’s word.

I also believe it’s a word that has lost its power in the hearts and minds of believers.

We have almost become desensitized to what it really means. So, let’s dig in a little and see what we find.

Redeem: to buy or pay off, clear by payment, to discharge or fulfill (a pledge, promise, etc.). To free, liberate, rescue or save.

The scripture above refers specifically to us being redeemed from the curse of the law. In reality, though, it goes even deeper than that.

We have been redeemed from the consequences of our actions; our sin.

He bought us back. He paid for us.

We were bought at a price; a very steep price, at that.

1 Corinthians 6:20 (NKJV) 20 For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.

He exchanged His life for ours. That single statement is the most incredible thing, and the most difficult to truly comprehend; that God in the flesh (Immanuel, God with us) chose to voluntarily lay His life down in exchange for ours, to wipe out our sin and give us direct access to the Father, the Creator of all we see.

The implications and the ramifications of this are truly mind-blowing when we begin to comprehend it even a little.

And when we really start to wrap our heads around it, it will change the way we think about everything and the way we see everything about God and our walk with Him.

Redemption literally means that Christ purchased us from slavery to sin, and from the sentence of eternal death (eternal separation from God).

And that is what redemption means. That is what being redeemed truly means for you and for me.

Ponder on this for a while. Meditate on it. Spend some time taking it in and letting it penetrate your being.

Once you get it, you will never look at anything the same way again when it comes to your walk with God.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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Bible Verse of The Day – 2-16-19

Ephesians 1:7 (NKJV) 7 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace…

Redemption – the action of saving or being saved from sin, error, or evil.

Jesus’ blood was a spiritual sacrifice for us. It took His perfect blood to save us from our sinful nature.

God’s perfect plan of redemption came about by way of a virgin, through whom was birthed the perfect Man, with a  plan to sacrifice His life on the cross one day for you and me.

Hebrews 9:12 (NKJV) 12 Not with the blood of goats and calves, but with His own blood He entered the Most Holy Place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption.

Eternal – lasting or existing forever; without end or beginning.

There is no end to this Salvation.

This is the richest, most excellent gift we could ever receive through His grace; the Son of God, Jesus Christ.

Dear God in Heaven,

Thank you for Your most Holy sacrifice for our sins, Your Son, Jesus Christ. Through His blood we have been redeemed. We repent today of our sins and ask You for forgiveness. Would You guide our steps in this life and help us to walk according to Your will for us? In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Psalm 85:13 (NKJV) 13 Righteousness will go before Him, And shall make His footsteps our pathway.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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Bible Verse of The Day – 6-6-18

1 Timothy 1:15 (NKJV) 15 This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.

As we read this verse, it’s important that we apply it to ourselves, despite the fact that it was written by the apostle Paul.

We’ve all done things that we’re not proud of. Some may be “small” and others not so small. But sin is sin in God’s eyes. It’s important that we also view it as such.

You and I all stand guilty; each and every one of us. And short of God’s redemption through Jesus, we all stand condemned.

But Jesus came to set us free from our sins and the condemnation that comes with that sin.

Ephesians 1:7 (NKJV) 7 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace…

Thank you, God, for setting me, the worst of sinners, free through the blood of Jesus, without Whom I would be eternally lost and without hope. You have taken me from darkness, into your eternal light. Amen

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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