Term
redemption
Christ's saving work viewed as an act of 'buying back' sinners from their bondage to sin and the curse of the law.
Filed underChristologySoteriology
Definition
Christ's saving work viewed as an act of 'buying back' sinners out of their bondage to sin and the curse of the law.
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- Part of
- GlorificationTerm
- See also
- Narrower than
- MetanarrativeTerm
- Broader than
- Related to
- PaschalTerm
Sources
- 1.Wayne A. Grudem Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. 2nd ed.. (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2020). 27C.2Original citation: Grudem, Wayne A. Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2020, 27C.2.
Last revised August 14, 2026