Go! And Live Redeemed - Ephesians 1:7 Series

Go! And Live Redeemed - Ephesians 1:7

Ephesians 1:7 (NLT): “He is so rich in kindness and grace that he purchased our freedom with the blood of his Son and forgave our sins.”

Introduction – The Power of Redemption

Imagine standing in a slave market in ancient Ephesus. Chains clink. Bidders shout. A life—someone’s son, someone’s daughter—is sold for silver. Now imagine a stranger steps forward, pays the full price, and then turns to the slave and says, “You are free.”

That’s redemption.

That’s what Jesus has done for us.

He didn’t buy us to own us as slaves—He bought us to set us free from sin, death, and hell.

Paul, writing to the believers in Ephesus, gives us one of the richest summaries of the Gospel:

“He is so rich in kindness and grace that he purchased our freedom with the blood of his Son and forgave our sins.”

In this single verse, Paul captures the heart of salvation:

God’s grace — His undeserved kindness.

Christ’s blood — the price paid.

Our redemption — the result.

Our forgiveness — the freedom we now live in.

1. The Riches of God’s Grace

Paul begins, “He is so rich in kindness and grace…”

The Greek word here for grace is “charis” — meaning undeserved favour, kindness given freely, not earned or merited.

Paul reminds us: God is not stingy with grace. He is rich in it. His grace is abundant, overflowing, inexhaustible.

Romans 5:20 (NLT): “But as people sinned more and more, God’s wonderful grace became more abundant.”

Where sin increases, grace increases more.

That doesn’t mean we take sin lightly—it means we take grace seriously. Because it cost the blood of Jesus.

John Piper once said, “Grace is not simply leniency when we have sinned. Grace is the enabling gift of God not to sin. Grace is power, not just pardon.”

As believers, we don’t just receive grace to be forgiven—we receive grace to be transformed.

God’s grace is not a get-out-of-jail-free card—it’s a key that unlocks a new way of living.

When we grasp how rich His grace is, we stop trying to earn His love and start living in the power of His love.

A missionary once rescued a little orphan girl who had been abused and abandoned. She was fearful, withdrawn, and suspicious. When the missionary adopted her, she gave her a new name, a home, and unconditional love. It took time, but the child began to smile again.

That’s what grace does—it restores our soul, gives us a new identity, and teaches us to trust the heart of the One who redeems us.

2. The Price of Our Freedom

Paul continues, “He purchased our freedom with the blood of his Son…”

The Greek word for purchased is “lutroo” — it literally means to redeem by paying a ransom.

In the ancient world, this term described the act of buying a slave’s freedom.

In the spiritual realm, Jesus paid the ransom to release us from slavery to sin.

Mark 10:45 (NLT): “For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

The ransom wasn’t paid to the devil—it was paid to satisfy the justice of God.

Our sin demanded death. Jesus willingly took our place.

This is substitutionary atonement—the heart of the Gospel.

He didn’t die as a martyr for a cause. He died as a Saviour for sinners.

Charles Stanley wrote, “Jesus’ death on the cross was the payment for a debt He didn’t owe, to satisfy a penalty we couldn’t pay.”

That’s redemption. That’s the price of our freedom.

He shed His blood so we could walk free from guilt, shame, and condemnation.

We live in a world that promises freedom—freedom to do whatever we want. But sin’s freedom is slavery in disguise.

True freedom is not the absence of boundaries—it’s the presence of Jesus.

When you belong to Christ, you’re no longer chained to your past. The blood has spoken a better word over your life.

In 1829, a man named George Wilson was sentenced to death for mail robbery in America. But President Andrew Jackson granted him a pardon.

Astonishingly, Wilson refused it. The case went to the Supreme Court, which ruled that a pardon is not valid until accepted.

So George Wilson was executed—with a pardon unused.

Friends, the blood of Jesus has secured your pardon—but you must accept it. Redemption is offered, but you must receive it.

3. The Forgiveness of Our Sins

Paul concludes, “...and forgave our sins.”

The Greek word “aphesis” means to release, to send away, to let go completely.

God doesn’t forgive grudgingly or partially—He forgives completely.

When He forgives, He forgets. When He cleanses, He removes the stain entirely.

Psalm 103:12 (NLT): “He has removed our sins as far from us as the east is from the west.”