=John 3:18. He that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.= _170. Who get a share in the redemption of Christ?_ Those who repent their sins and believe in Him. _171. What benefit does the believer have from the redemption of Christ?_ By this redemption he is freed from sin, from death, and from the power of Satan. _172. In what way is the believer freed from sin by the redemption of Christ?_ 1. The guilt and punishment of sin are removed from him. =Col. 1:14. We have redemption through His blood, even the forgiveness of sins.= 2. Sin rules over him no longer. =Rom. 6:14. Sin shall not have dominion over you.= 3. When he dies, sin is entirely rooted out from him. _173. In what way is the believer freed from death by the redemption of Christ?_ Spiritual death has lost its power over him, temporal death is but an entrance into perfect life, and eternal death he no longer fears. =John 11:25, 26. Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live; and whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die.= _174. In what way is the believer freed from the power of Satan by the redemption of Christ?_ Satan has no power over the believer, unless the believer yield himself into his service. =Heb. 2:14. [R. V.] Since then the children are sharers in flesh and blood, he also himself in like manner partook of the same; that through death he might bring to nought him that had the power of death, that is, the devil.= _175. For what purpose has Christ redeemed you?_ He has redeemed me in order that I might be His own, live with Him in His kingdom, and serve Him in righteousness, innocence, and happiness. =1 Cor. 6:20. [R. V.] Ye are not your own, for ye were bought with a price; glorify God therefore in your body.= =Titus 2:14. [R. V.] He gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a people for his own possession, zealous of good works.= _176. What did Christ do in order to become our Savior and Redeemer?_ He humbled Himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. Phil. 2:8. _177. How many steps do you notice in the humiliation of Christ?_ Five: the birth in poverty; the suffering; the crucifixion; the death; the burial. _178. Why did Christ begin His life on earth with the birth in poverty?_ He began His life in poverty to show that His kingdom is not of this world, and that we might be made rich through His poverty. _179. When was the suffering of Christ greatest?_ In the night before His death, and on Good Friday, when He was delivered into the hands of His enemies, and was bound, beaten, scourged, crowned with thorns, and finally nailed to the cross.