The Greatest Price Ever Paid To Set a Slave Free!

The Greatest Price Ever Paid To Set a Slave Free! 

Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works. —Titus 2: 14

the word “redemption,” which comes from the Greek word lutroo. This is the word used in Titus 2: 14, where Paul says, “… That he might redeem us from all iniquity….” This Greek word depicts a person who paid a very high price to obtain the slave of his choice. Once the price was offered and accepted, that slave became his personal property. However, the word lutroo was used in another very significant way that also has to do with the concept of redemption. At times, a caring and compassionate individual would come to the slave market for the sole purpose of purchasing slaves out of slavery to liberate and set them free! In this case, the payment offered was viewed as a ransom —paid to obtain freedom for slaves. Because Paul uses the word lutroo to denote the redemptive work of Jesus Christ on our behalf, it tells us several important things:

1) Jesus came into the world, Satan’s slave market, because He was looking for us.
2) Jesus knew He wanted us and wouldn’t be satisfied until the purchase was complete.
3) Jesus was willing to pay any price demanded to purchase us from the slave market.
4) Jesus purchased us with His own blood so we would become His own personal property.
5) Jesus paid the price with His blood, purchased us for Himself, and gave us a liberating freedom that can only be known because of His work in our lives!

Our freedom from Satan’s power was extremely expensive. The price Jesus paid for us was the highest price ever paid for a slave. 

What was the ransom that Jesus paid in order to procure our freedom from Satan’s ownership? His own blood! 

This means that the word lutroo in Titus 2: 14 conveys this idea: “Who gave Himself for us, that He might purchase us out of the slave market to become His own personal property —yes, He was willing to pay the ransom price to see us liberated and set free.…”

My personal thoughts = It was the shedding of Jesus’ own blood that guaranteed our deliverance and lasting freedom from the demonic powers that had previously held us captive. The word lutroo unmistakably means Jesus paid the ransom that set you and me free! He bought us with His own blood! As Hebrews 9: 12 says, “Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.” Jesus gave Himself as the ransom to set you free from sin. Someone had to enter Satan’s slave market, so Jesus chose to go. Someone had to offer a price, so Jesus offered to pay the price for your freedom with His own blood. Someone had to finalize the deal, so Jesus willingly paid the price with His own life on the Cross.