Redemption means that something is recovered that was held by someone else, such as a mortgage, or something is paid by someone else for our benefit, a rescue. We may feel that we do not need rescuing, that our lives are comfortable, and we can see perfectly well that our existence is everything we ever wanted it to be. That is simply the trap of affluence. Until we recognize that Y'shua is the embodiment of the Holy One who created us, we walk in darkness, bumping into walls of stone as if in a cave without a candle. OK, so we don't do anything immoral, we follow all the rules of society, get along with everyone, and are healthy to boot. In other words, we are really good and we don't need anything. Another trap. The word "sins" does not describe acts that violate cultural mores. We could use the Greek word it translates: harmartia, which means to miss the mark or violate a divine law. The law in question is the Law of the Holy One. Like gravity, it exists whether we want it too, or not. That Law includes the Big Ten, but much more encompasses the existence of the whole universe. That Law states simply that Love exists. Without Love, there is nothing. Shalom, Mother BE
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