Free From Bondage

“Therefore, since the children share in flesh and blood, He Himself likewise also partook of the same, that through death He might render powerless him who had the power of death, that is, the devil, and might free those who through fear of death were subject to slavery all their lives.” Hebrews 2:14-15

As we looked yesterday at our text, we saw that Jesus came (1.) to recapture our lost identity and (2.) to identify with us. Today, we look at the third reason Jesus came into this world -

To release us from bondage.
The bondage of sin (Rom. 6:6; 16-18; 22-23) and the bondage of death (Heb. 2:14). Make note that it’s not going to be dealt with - it is done!

He took the power away from the devil. The question is - Where did Satan get the power in the first place? ...From man (Gen. 3). When man fell, not only did Satan get the title deed to Earth, but the wages of sin is death. It was not God who put us into bondage - it was man.

How did Jesus render him powerless? ...At the cross.

Satan killed the sinless Son of God. You see, the wages of sin is death. But Jesus did not sin. “For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin” (Hebrews 4:15). Therefore, He could pay the ransom for sin.

So when Jesus gave His life, He bought back - He paid the price of redemption.
Christians know four things about death -
1. The sting of death has been removed (1 Cor. 15:55-56).
2. The judgement beyond death need not be feared (Rom. 8:1; 31-39).
3. The resurrection of Christ guarantees our own (1 Cor. 15:20-24).
4. The devil cannot touch us (Heb. 2:14-15).