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  I HAVE FOUND A RANSOM!
  by Thomas Brooks
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Summary: God has found a ransom in the blood of His own dearest Son,
Jesus Christ, to redeem mankind from sin and destruction.

Topics: "Redemption", "The Sacrifice of Christ"
Scripture References: Job 33:24, Isaiah 53:5, John 3:16, Romans 5:8, Ephesians 1:7, Colossians 1:14, Hebrews 9:12, 1 Peter 1:18-19, 1 John 2:2, Revelation 5:9

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Thomas Brooks emphasizes the profound truth that God has provided a
ransom for humanity's sins through the death of His Son, Jesus Christ.
He explains that no angel or human could devise a means of redemption,
but it was God's infinite wisdom that revealed this plan from His own
heart. The sermon highlights that this divine ransom is not found in
earthly sacrifices or human efforts, but solely in the sacrificial love
of Christ, which fulfills God's justice while offering salvation to
sinners. Brooks encourages believers to recognize the uniqueness and
depth of God's provision for redemption, which was conceived without
counsel or consultation with others.

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"Deliver him from going down into the pit,

for I have found a ransom!" Job 33:24

"I have found a ransom, or an atonement, a

cover for man's sin. Angels and men could

never have found a ransom; but by My deep,

infinite, and unsearchable wisdom," says God

the Father, "I have found a ransom! I have

found out a way, a means for the redeeming

of mankind, from going down to the infernal

pit, namely--the death and passion of My

dearest Son!"

But where, O blessed God, did you find a ransom?

"Not in angels, not in men, not in legal sacrifices,

not in gold or silver, not in the tears, humblings

and meltings of My people; but in My own bosom.

That Jesus, that Son of My love, who has lain in

My bosom from all eternity--He is that ransom,

who by My own matchless wisdom and singular

goodness, I have found. I have not called a council

to inquire where to find a ransom, that fallen man

might be preserved from falling into the fatal pit of

destruction; but I have found a ransom in My own

heart, My own bosom! Without advising or consulting

with others, I have found out a way how to save

sinners without injuring My honor, justice, holiness

and truth!"

Had all the angels in heaven, from the first day of

their creation, to this very day, sat in serious council

--to invent, contrive, or find out a way, a means,

whereby lost man might be secured against the

curse of the law, hell, condemnation, and wrath to

come; and whereby he might have been made happy,

and blessed forever; they could never have found out

any way or means to have effected those great things.

Our redemption, by a ransom, is God's own invention,

and God's only invention. The blessed ransom which

the Lord has found out for poor sinners, is the blood

of His own dearest Son--a ransom which never entered

into the thoughts or hearts of angels and men, until

God had revealed it!

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/thomas-brooks/i-have-found-a-ransom/
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