© 26 Colin Melbourne
You Have Been Redeemed
Q: Why do I need to be saved when you say I’m redeemed already whether I believe in Christ or not; what’s the difference?
A: Thank you for that thoughtful question which proves the LORD is working in your life. It’s not the sort of question asked by people content in sin.
They Are Not The Same
Every person born of woman has indeed been redeemed already whether they believe on Christ or not, but it is only when they Repent of Unbelief in Christ, and Believe on Him as LORD that they can be born of God: Saved.
In A Nutshell
Redemption is what God has accomplished for everyone through Christ The LORD 2,000 years ago.
Believers receive salvation the instant they believe on Christ and repent from unbelief in Him.
I distinctly recall the first time I contemplated biblical redemption, it was at an Easter Christian convention in Yorkshire, UK, not long after I was saved in New Zealand.
The preacher mentioned that Christians have been redeemed, which at the time I supposed meant saved.
Photo-simulation of King Richard the First
Well, I knew what salvation was because I’d recently experienced the power of the New Birth, but I was clueless on redemption.
So I sought the LORD, and He helped me understand the huge difference between them.
Ask the LORD to help you now, and He will if you’re serious about walking with Him.