The reason everyone is born in sin and dies is because of Adam. Rom 5:12 says, “…just as through one man sin entered into the world and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men because they had all sinned-.” (NWT). When Adam disobeyed, he lost his right to live and he lost his family’s right to live.
Justice demanded “a life for a life.” This was God’s perfect law. If a man killed someone, he must pay with his own life: a life for a life. (Exodus 21:23-25; Deuteronomy 19:21). Jehovah solved the problem by satisfying justice with the Ransom price of Jesus perfect human life paid for Adam’s lost perfect human life.
The Apostle Paul uses the Greek word anti-lutron, signifying, “a corresponding price,” saying, “The man, Christ Jesus, gave himself a ransom [anti-lutron—corresponding price] for all, to be testified in due time.” 1 Tim. 2:6. The Greek word lutroo is rendered “redeemed.” Prof. Young defines lutroo to signify “to loose by a price”—that is, to set free by the payment of a price. The basis or root of this word is lutron, which, as noted above with anti, used either as a prefix or a suffix, signifies a corresponding price.
Put in simple terms, Ransom means that something was lost and that you have to pay something of equal value to get it back.
Salvation comes by substitutionary atonement. One man, Jesus Christ, died for one man, Adam, so that Adam and all his posterity might live. The Apostle Paul outlines this concept of substitutionary atonement in two passages:
“For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.” Corinthians 15:21, 22
“But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.” Rom. 5:15
Since the first man, Adam, was a perfect human being, it follows that Jesus, as a corresponding price, must also be a perfect human being and that the resultant life for Adam’s posterity must be perfect human life.
As Adam, through disobedience, forfeited his life, so Jesus, by his death, as a corresponding price, paid a full and exact offset for Father Adam’s life, and in consequence for all Adam’s posterity—every human soul—sharers in his fall and in his loss. With Adam redeemed, all his posterity are entitled to a resurrection from the dead to human perfection and a trial for life under the favorable conditions of Paradise Earth.
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The Ransom is explained in detail by the founder of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society (Pastor Charles Taze Russell) here:
This is taken from chapter 15 of volume 5, The Atonement Between God and Man, of his Studies in the Scriptures series.
You can also view a great video that explains the Ransom here:
To Jaqulin;
You are welcome.
max
To Peter K.
Thank you. Christ ransom is for mankind. Adam and Eve’s offspring. Is that an incorrect statement then?
Where does the eye for eye fit? Satan was perfect? Adam was perfect. Satan willfully went against Jehovah God. Adam willfully went against Jehovah God.
Ransom doesn’t apply to Satan.
Ransom applies to Adam.
To me there is something wrong with that picture. I don’t see eye for eye.
But if they both did the unforgivable sin and receive the same punishment, I see eye for eye. Mt 1231,32,”On this account I say to you, Every sort of sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the spirit will not be forgiven. For example, who ever speaks a word against the Son of man, it will be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the holy spirit, it will not be forgiven him, no, not in this system of things, nor in that to come.”
If people who are inherited sinners can do this, how much more so for perfect people? As a matter of fact at the end of the thousand years and man has sinned totally removed a large number go against the truth and are destroyed forever.
Again the eye for eye. Adam Perfect goes bad, gets a chance. Man made perfect goes bad, doesn’t get a chance.
Adam and Eve’s offspring, not Adam and EVE?
THANK YOU BOTH FOR YOUR REPLY.
You are welcome.
Max, I stand corrected. Adam’s offspring as opposed to the fallen angels offspring. Thank you.
Max do you believe. Jesus died a ransom for all ? do you believe he tasted death for every person ?
Is Satam ransomed?
Christ ransom is for mankind. Adam and Eve’s offspring.
Max – Romans 5:18 (NASV) “So then as through one transgression [m]there resulted condemnation to all men, even so through one act of righteousness [n]there resulted justification of life to all men.” 1 Tim 2 (AKJV) “4 Who will have all men to be saved, and to come to the knowledge of the truth. 5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; 6 Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.” The word Ransom comes from the Greek “anti-lutron” = corresponding prices. Jesus was a corresponding price for Adam. A perfect human life for a perfect human life. (The Law of Moses said “and eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth and a life for a life.) All Adams posterity inerited death from Adam (Rom 5:12). Adam and his posterity ALL get one full opportunity for life from Jesus. 1 Cor 15 (NASV) “21 For since by a man came death, by a man also came the resurrection of the dead. 22 For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive. 23 But each in his own order: Christ the first fruits [includes his body members - the anointed bride], after that those who are Christ’s at His coming [world of mankind]“
Max – The Ransom applies to Adam and his offspring – not to Satan in any way.