A Ransom for the Many

Bishop Barron’s Sunday Sermons - Catholic Preaching and Homilies

Bishop Robert Barron

Spirituality, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality:christianity, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 19 October 2003

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

What does it mean to say that Jesus died for our sins? How precisely does his cross save us? The first Christians saw sin as a sort of imprisonment, like being held for ransom, and in the dying and rising of Jesus, they experienced freedom. What freed them was God's solidarity with them in their fear, even their fear of death. How do you experience the power of Jesus' death on the cross? How does it set you free?

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0:00.0	Word on Fire is brought to you by Catholic cemeteries, serving the Chicago area since 1837,
0:06.5	and FSP dedicated to food service excellence.
0:10.9	This is Cardinal Francis George, and I invite you to join me for the next few minutes to
0:15.1	reflect with Father Robert Barron on the Word of God, which is the Word on Fire.
0:21.7	Father Barron will challenge us to open our hearts to the Word on Fire, which is God's
0:26.0	Word of Love for each of us.
0:28.3	If our hearts are open, the Lord can change and transform us, who we might speak with love
0:33.7	about the one who is love.
0:36.6	The Archdiocese of Chicago through the generosity of Sacred Heart Parish and Winetka now presents
0:41.6	the Word on Fire.
0:44.4	Please be with you.
0:46.3	Friends, there's something we say all the time.
0:49.5	As Christians, we say in our prayer, in our liturgy.
0:54.6	We say in our everyday conversations, that Jesus died for our sins, that Jesus died
1:03.6	for us, that in the cross of Christ we are saved.
1:09.4	Now, again, we say it all the time.
1:13.4	We accept it.
1:14.9	What does it mean precisely?
1:18.6	I find that when you press Christians on this issue, they often have a hard time articulating
1:24.3	what exactly it means.
1:26.5	Look, if you're in the army and a colleague of yours throws himself in a live grenade,
1:33.1	saves your life by giving his own.
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