5. The Ransom—God’s Greatest Gift PLAY 5. The Ransom—God’s Greatest Gift Sorry, the media player failed to load. Download This Video Show Text Version Hide Text Version 1 WE ALL NEED THE RANSOM “The Son of man came . . . to give his life as a ransom in exchange for many.”—Matthew 20:28 Why do we need the ransom? Genesis 3:17-19 When Adam disobeyed God, he lost his special friendship with Jehovah, his perfect life, and his Paradise home. Romans 5:12 Because of what Adam did, we inherited sin and death. Ephesians 1:7 The ransom is Jehovah’s way of freeing humans from sin and death. 2 JEHOVAH PROVIDED THE RANSOM “God sent his only-begotten Son into the world so that we might gain life through him.”—1 John 4:9 How did Jehovah provide the ransom? Psalm 49:7, 8 None of us could ever pay the ransom for the perfect life that Adam lost. Luke 1:35 Jehovah sent his precious Son to the earth to be born as a perfect human. Romans 3:23, 24; Hebrews 9:24 After Jesus was resurrected, he returned to heaven, where he gave the value of his perfect human life to Jehovah as the ransom. 3 THE RANSOM GIVES US REAL HOPE “He will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more.”—Revelation 21:4 How can we benefit from the ransom? 1 John 1:8, 9 Our sins can be forgiven. Hebrews 9:13, 14 We can have a clean conscience before God. Romans 6:23 We have the hope of everlasting life. Galatians 2:20 The gift of the ransom proves that Jehovah and Jesus really love us. 4 WE NEED TO ACCEPT THE RANSOM “God . . . gave his only-begotten Son, so that everyone exercising faith in him might . . . have everlasting life.”—John 3:16 How can we show we are grateful for God’s gift of the ransom? John 17:3 Come to know Jehovah and Jesus, and imitate them. Luke 22:19 Attend the Memorial of Christ’s death each year. John 3:36; James 2:26 Do more than simply say we believe in Jesus. Do what Jesus taught us to do. Previous Next Print Share Share 5. The Ransom—God’s Greatest Gift Summary 5: The Ransom—God’s Greatest Gift Ugandan Sign Language Summary 5: The Ransom—God’s Greatest Gift https://assetsnffrgf-a.akamaihd.net/assets/ct/1add6d1d93/images/syn_placeholder_sqr.png bhssm p. 5