To the Kingdom of God's Dear Son Jesus Christ


Why do I call Him my Lord?

Because He has ransomed me,

  • body and soul,
  • from all my sins,
  • not with silver or gold
  • but with His precious blood,
  • and has freed me from all the power of the devil
  • to make me His own possession.
For the Bible Tells Me So...

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

1 Timothy 2:5-6
  • For, there is one God and one Mediator who can reconcile God and humanity - the man Christ Jesus.
  • He gave His life to purchase freedom for everyone.
1 Peter 1:18-19
  • For you know that God paid a ransom to save you from the empty life you inherited from your ancestors.  And it was not paid with mere gold or silver, which lose their value.
  • It was the precious blood of Christ, the sinless, spotless Lamb of God.
Colossians 1:13-14
  • For he has rescued us from the kingdom of darkness and transferred us into the Kingdom of his dear Son, 
  • who purchased our freedom and forgave our sins.
Hebrews 2:14-15
  • Because God's children are human beings - made of flesh and blood - the Son also became flesh and blood.  For only as a human being could he die, and only by dying could he break the power of the devil, who had the power of death.
  • Only in this way could he set free all who have lived their lives as slaves to the fear of dying.
The Heidelberg Catechism Lord's Day 13

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