16 | Soul Whole
Is emotional health / healing even Biblical?
That’s the question we want to answer in this episode…
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In seminary I learned about “the law of first mention,” a precept that tells us to really comprehend something in the Biblical narrative, we need to dig deep into the first time we see the word or concept introduced. To understand redemption and the redeeming work of Jesus, and to explore everything achieved by His blood, we need to travel way back through the Old Testament to the book Exodus. The story of Israel's freedom provides incredible insight into the life Jesus offers each of us.
And it was a freedom that was both comprehensive (it covered EVERY area of life) and "now" (they experienced it in real time and space-- not after they died).
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The first time we see the word redemption used is in Exodus 6:6— when the Lord mentions that He will redeem His people.
God tells Moses to tell all of Israel, “I will deliver you from slavery… I will redeem you” (6:6 ESV).
God refers to redemption in the FUTURE tense.
The second place we see the word redeem used in the Bible is Exodus 15:13 when Miriam begins singing AFTER the Children of Israel walk through the Red Sea.
She celebrates, “These are the people whom You have redeemed.”
Notice—
The ONLY event in between the two usages is the Exodus— the experience the word redeem describes…
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Now, the New Testament tells us we are redeemed by the blood of Jesus (i.e., 1 Peter 1:18-19, Revelation 5:9, etc.). Most Christians ARE NOT surprised to hear this. We’ve heard it for as long as we've been around the Church.
But…
… since Jesus redeemed us by His blood, it makes sense that He redeemed us at each place He shed His blood.
Pause.
Rewind and review the second point. The place Jesus bled is important. That is, how and where Jesus bled actually reveals something as to the freedom(s) He grants us.
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Peter says that we are redeemed by the blood of Jesus (1 Peter 1:18-19). He doesn’t say that we are redeemed “at the Cross.” Yes, it’s easy to just assume that he’s taking about the Cross.
But, when we read the text we see something greater happening. Exploring this point provides our answer to the third question above— we see what Jesus redeems us to.
We are redeemed by the blood that Jesus shed at the Cross— and during the events surrounding the Cross.
Peter emphasizes the blood, not necessarily the location of the blood.
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Think about the blood of Jesus for a moment, and all of the places we see it in the Bible. He bled in seven unique places.
1️⃣ In the Garden, He prayed and sweat drops of blood.
2️⃣ As they soldiers came and arrested Him, they beat Him ruthlessly and He bled more, becoming bruised and battered even beyond recognition.
3️⃣ The Roman soldiers scourged Him, opening most of His back, exposing His internal organs... and His blood.
4️⃣ They mocked Him by placing a crown of thorns on His brow, causing more blood to flow.
5️⃣ They nailed His hands into the cross-beam, and He bled.
6️⃣ His feet became another place of bleeding.
7️⃣ Even after Jesus was confirmed to dead, a soldier pierced His side, puncturing His heart and releasing more blood.
Jesus literally shed all of His blood— all of His blood for all of your redemption.
This doesn't minimize the work of the Cross at all. Rather, it amplifies it. Understanding the full scope of what Jesus did for us is like plugging the victory declared from the Cross into an amplifier. Jesus bled at seven distinct places— not just one— and each place brought another degree of redemption.
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And, yes…
Items #2 and #7 on the list…
… well, they have a LOT to do with soul freedom.
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