2. Christ redeemed and purchased us with His _blood._ He shed His blood for us. He gave His _life_ for our redemption. Consider the great love of our Lord. He gave His life not for His friends, but for us, who were His enemies. We call this blood a _holy_ blood. _It is the blood of a holy man._ Our Savior was born without sin, and He never committed a sin in His life. We have been redeemed, not with gold or silver, _"but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot."_ 1 Pet. 1,19. We call the blood of Christ a _precious_ blood. This blood is the most precious thing in heaven and earth. It is the _blood of the Son of God,_ shed for our sins. _"The blood of Jesus Christ, God's Son, cleanseth us from all sin."_ 1 John 1,7. 3. Christ purchased us with His blood _and with His suffering and death._ Suffering and dying our Lord shed His blood for us. We say it was an _innocent_ suffering and death, because He did not deserve this. He was without sin, He never did any wrong. He did not suffer and die because of any guilt of His own. He suffered and died _on account of my guilt and the guilt of the whole world._ During His whole sinless life He fulfilled God's commandments. _We_ ought to have kept the commandments, but we could not do it because we were born in sins. Christ, our Lord, has fulfilled the Law of God _for us, in our stead._ He came into this world and was made under the Law that He might redeem us, who were under the Law. _We_ had transgressed the commandments, therefore the wrath of God was upon us, and we deserved His punishment. _We_ ought to have suffered death, eternal death. _Christ_ was _innocent,_ without sin, and still He suffered death on the cross. _He did all this for us, in our stead. "Surely He hath borne our griefs and carried our sorrows.... He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement of our peace was upon Him, and with His stripes we are healed."_ Is. 53,4.5.--It was a high price that Jesus paid for our salvation. He gave Himself for us. How thankful we ought to be to our dear Savior, who lived and died for us that we may be saved! How thankful we ought to be to our heavenly Father, who _"so loved the world that He gave His only-begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life"!_ John 3,16.