Jehovah Provides "A Ransom In Exchange For Many"

"All creation keeps on groaning together and being in pain altogether." (Romans 8:22) With those words the apostle Paul describes the pitiful state in which we find ourselves. From a hunan standpoint, there seems to be no way out of suffering, sin and death. But Jehovah does not have human limitations. (Numbers 23:19) The God of justice has provided us with a way out of our distress. It is called the ransom.

The ransom is Jehovah's greatest gift to mankind. It makes possible our deliverance from sin and death. (Ephesians 1:7) It is the foundation of the hope of everlasting life, whether in heaven or on a paradise earth. (Luke 23:43; John 3:16; 1 Peter 1:4) But just what is the ransom? How does it teach us about Jehovah's superlative justice?

Next time: How The Need For A Ransom Arose

Draw Close To Jehovah, 2002