County of statue: Callaway County
Location of statue: MO-0, Reform Cemetery, Reform
Artist: Unknown
"One of the things that is many times referred as a result of Jesus' death is redemption. "Redemption" is a work that assumes the existence of a redeemer i.e. someone that makes the redemption available, and the existence of a ransom that is paid for it. To find out what was that from which Jesus Christ redeemed us as well as what was the ransom that he paid, we will go to Titus 2:14.
There we read:
Titus 2:14
"Who [Jesus] GAVE HIMSELF FOR US, THAT HE MIGHT REDEEM US FROM ALL INIQUITY"
"Jesus Christ redeemed us FROM ALL INIQUITY, and he obtained it by GIVING HIMSELF FOR US. In other words, HE was the ransom of our redemption from "ALL INIQUITY". As he himself also said in Matthew 20:28:
Matthew 20:28
"just as the Son of man did not come to be served, but to serve, AND TO GIVE HIS LIFE A RANSOM FOR MANY."
"Jesus came "to serve AND TO GIVE HIS LIFE A RANSOM FOR MANY". And as great as was this ransom that was paid for us so great was also the redemption that was obtained by it. Really, Hebrews 9:11-12 speaking for this redemption tells us:
Hebrews 9:11-12
"But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building; Not with the blood of goats and calves, BUT WITH HIS OWN BLOOD HE ENTERED IN ONCE INTO THE HOLY PLACE, HAVING OBTAINED ETERNAL REDEMPTION FOR US."
"The priests of the law offered calves and goats by which they endeavored to obtain the remission of sins. As we will see later, what they were doing was inadequate. In contrast, Jesus presented to God HIS OWN BLOOD by which he obtained ETERNAL REDEMPTION FOR US. As Ephesians 1:7 and Colossians 1:14 also say:
Ephesians 1:7
"In him [Jesus] WE HAVE REDEMPTION THROUGH HIS BLOOD, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his [God's] grace;"
Colossians 1:14
"In whom [Jesus] WE HAVE REDEMPTION THROUGH HIS BLOOD, even the forgiveness of sins:"
"The redemption is not in our good works and behaviour. It is not in our religious devotion. It is not in our worth and personal value. Instead it is IN JESUS. And it is a redemption "according to the riches of God's grace" i.e. an abundant, complete and as we read eternal redemption." ~ The Journal of Biblical Accuracy, [link below]