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The Lord Your Healer: 

Discover Him and Find His Healing Touch by Paul J. Bucknell

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Discover Him and Find His Healing Touch

First step of discipleship
revive devotions
Advanced Discipleship

The Bible Teaching Commentary on Genesis: The Book of Foundations

Commentaries that specialize on training the teacher!

Overcoming Anxiety: Finding Peace, Discovering God

 

Relational Discipleship: Cross Training teaching series

Relational Discipleship: Cross Training

Paul J. Bucknell


Redeemer-Chosen: Introduction
Desired | Chosen | Bought | Belong | Projects

Growing in our relationships
with God and people!

Redeemer and Chosen

God's design for me

Redeemer - Chosen


God Bought Us

Love’s High Price

1) The Commitment

Decisions require a commitment. We can say, “I like that!” when talking about some piece of clothing in a store, but it is not the same as buying it. Some people ‘window shop.’ They only look at what is for sale rather than purchasing something. God in a generous mood could have said that He wanted to save us. But that is not the same as actually saving us. The Lord followed up His desire to save by committing Himself to do what was necessary to save us.

2) The Meaning of Redemption

The word ‘redeem’ and ‘redemption’ come from the meaning ‘to buy.’ In our case we were handed over to God’s wrath and were under Satan’s control. God redeemed (bought) us by Christ’s blood, not with money or other things.

You were not redeemed with perishable things like silver or gold from your futile way of life inherited from your forefathers, but with precious blood, as of a lamb unblemished and spotless, the blood of Christ (1 Peter 1:18-19).

1 Corinthians 7:23 You were bought with a price.The above word ‘redeemed’ was used when a slave was bought from another person. Ownership was transferred at an agreed cost. “For He (Father) delivered us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins” (Colossians 1:13-14).

3) The Purchase Price

Some people don’t realize the reason Jesus had to suffer. They say they like Jesus’ love but don’t like the blood and gore of the cross. They go together, however, and cannot be separated. In order to carry out God’s commitment to really save us from His own wrath, He sent Christ His Son to suffer and die to for us. The cross reminds us of God’s real commitment to save His people.

The chastening for our well-being fell upon Him, and by His scourging we are healed..., the Lord has caused the iniquity of us all to fall on Him (Isaiah 53:5-6).

Underline the three times in the above verse where the transfer of penalty from us was taken by Christ. The iniquity and its judgment was ours. God can’t overlook sin, but His justice does accept a substitute payment. That is, Christ paid our debt for us. He died for us.

1 Corinthians 7:23 You were bought with a price.

Because of sin, suffering is sometimes required in order to accomplish a greater good. This is what God did through Jesus Christ. Now with His resurrection we see the greater good come about in our forgiveness.

Application: Being able to accomplish God’s will is more important than having a comfortable or easy life. God might even call us to suffer or be persecuted for His Name’s sake. Tell the Lord that He is more important than your possessions and even your life.



Relational  Discipleship: Cross Training by Paul J. Bucknell

A strategic basic discipleship series designed to help Christians grow not only in their relationship with God but also with other people. BFF Discipleship Traning CDEach section uses a familiar relationship to bring out basic but very practical Biblical teaching.

We highly recommend getting the BFF Discipleship #1 Digital Library which not only includes the Relationship Discipleship book, but slides, summaries, user guide, teacher's reference, etc. This D#1 Library also contains all our other Christian training resources for new believers.


Grow in love for God and for others

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