Ephesians 1:7

“In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace.”

Ephesians 1 is a mountain range of truth, and verse 7 is one of its highest peaks. Paul brings us to the word redemption—a word that is not soft or sentimental, but sharp and costly. It is marketplace language. It means to purchase out of the slave market with the intent to set free.

Jesus said,

“Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.” — John 8:34

Sin is not merely a mistake. It is a master. We were not struggling swimmers. We were chained captives. And Christ did not come to advise us. He came to buy us.

But notice the price: “through his blood.” Not through effort. Not through reform. Not through religion. Peter makes it unmistakable:

“Ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold… but with the precious blood of Christ.” — 1 Peter 1:18–19

Heaven’s currency is blood. Redemption cost God everything.

And what did that purchase secure? “The forgiveness of sins.” The word means to send away. Not temporarily covered. Not put on hold. Sent away. As David wrote,

“As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.” — Psalm 103:12

East never meets west. There is no return address on forgiven sin.

And why did He do it? “According to the riches of his grace.” Not according to your consistency. Not according to your spiritual temperature. According to His riches. God did not save you from a shallow pocket. He opened the treasury of His grace.

And notice the tense: “we have redemption.” Present possession. Not we hope for it. Not we might earn it. We have it. If you are in Christ, you are no longer in the slave market. You are purchased property, and no one outbids the cross.

So here is the question: if we have been bought at such a price, why live as though we still belong to the old master?

You are redeemed.
Through His blood.
According to the riches of His grace.