Conquering the Enemy Death - How? - CONQUERING DEATH BY PAYING A RANSOM

Jehovah God made a loving provision to redeem mankind from death-by paying a ransom.  The basic idea of a ransom is something of equal value paid to cover damages or satisfying the demands  of justice.  Since all humans are sinners and under the penalty of death, the Bible frankly says:  "None of them can ever redeem a brother or give to God a ransom  for him,  (the ransom price for  their life is so precious that it is always beyond their reach)." - PSALM 49:7, 8. 

When an imperfect human dies, he can only pay the penalty for his own sins; he cannot redeem himself, not can he pay for the sins of anyone else.  (Romans 6:7) We needed a person who was perfect and sinless to offer his life, not for his own sins, but for our sins. - HEBREWS 10:1-4.

That is exactly what God arranged to have done.  He sent his Son, Jesus , from heaven to be born on earth as a perfect, sinless human.  (1 Peter 2:22) Jesus said he came to "give his life as a ransom in exchange for many." (Mark 10:45) He died to conquer the enemy death so that we may have life. - JOHN 3:16.

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