What does 'Redemption' imply about the state of humanity before salvation?
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Correct answer: That humans were enslaved to sin and needed to be 'bought back'
Redemption is a market term referring to paying a ransom to free a slave. In theology, it signifies that Christ paid the price with His blood to purchase believers out of the slavery of sin.
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