"The Son of man came to give his life a ransom for many." Matt. xx, 28. "Who gave himself a ransom for all." 1 Tim. ii, 6. "In whom we have redemption through his blood." Eph. i, 7. These passages clearly teach that the death of Christ is an atonement for sin, a satisfaction offered to Divine justice, the price for our ransom, and the meritorious and procuring cause of our pardon. "We are freely justified by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus;" but this redemption was not procured by us, nor at our expense; it was the result of the pure love of God, who, compassionating our misery, himself provided the means of our deliverance, by sending his only begotten Son into the world, who voluntarily submitted to die upon the cross that he might become the propitiation for our sins, and reconcile us to God. Throughout the whole of this glorious doctrine of our redemption from the tremendous evils of sin, there is, in the New Testament, a constant reference to the _redemption price_, which is uniformly declared to be the death of Christ, which he endured in our stead. CHAPTER I. REDEMPTION. 1. NECESSITY FOR AN ATONEMENT. ROM. III, 19. Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God. 20. Therefore by the deeds of the law, there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin. ROM. III, 31. Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law. GAL. II, 16. Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified. GAL. III, 10. For as many as are of the works of the law, are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them. 11. But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith. 12. And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live in them. 13. Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree: 14. That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. 15. Brethren, I speak after the manner of men; Though it be but a man's covenant, yet if it be confirmed, no man disannulleth or addeth thereto. 16. Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, and to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.