Three times New Testament
scripture declares we were “bought” by the Lord, twice followed by a command,
and once with a warning:
* “For you
were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit,
which are God’s.” (1 Cor. 6:20)
* “You were
bought at a price; do not become slaves of men.” (1 Cor. 7:23)
* “But there
were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be false teachers
among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the
Lord who bought them, and bring
on themselves swift destruction.” (2 Peter 2:1)
The Greek word agorazo, translated
“bought”, means to purchase something, and is also translated redeem -- with
the sense to buy out of – as seen in Rev. 5:9 where the Lord is said to have
“redeemed us to God by your blood.” The consequence of someone having been bought
is that the buyer has the right of possession. In Christ’s redemptive work on
the cross He offered Himself for us as due satisfaction to the Law’s demands,
freeing us from our liability to pay the penalty for our sin. Christ, the Lamb
of God, has bought us for God with His blood. And, having paid the ultimate price,
He binds us to Himself.
Saints,
we were purchased with a preciousness of ultimate value – the Blood of Jesus –
paid for by Christ and made His very own. We are called to honor God and bring
glory to Him in and with our body, never submitting in bondage to men or the
world’s ways, but considering ourselves slaves to Christ. Beware of false
prophets and teachers – slaves of corruption overcome by the lusts of the flesh
– who “even deny the Lord who bought
them”, for swift destruction follows them.
“FOR YOU WERE BOUGHT AT A PRICE...”
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