Redemption

Redemption is where we learn how, as a fallen race, to become closer to Christ. This is where the Ten Commandments come into play, they're like a list of guidelines that we should follow in hopes of again becoming one with Jesus Christ. John Calvin said "Until we grow into one body with him." This is how Calvin suggests we reunite with Our Savior, in sort of a sarcastic tone, which in my interpretation means that he doesn't think that we can be redeemed. Plantinga then talks about the Church saying "Baptism and the Lord's Supper are CHURCH sacraments, intended to bind to Christ and to each other a whole body of people..." I thought that the essence of this quote is that we can also seek redemption through the sacraments offered at Church.

Plantinga also talks about "The Double Grace" of Christ. Basically what he means by the Double is guilt and corruption. We need to except that we are guilty of sin and are a corrupt race before we can start pursuing the grace of Christ and redemption to our Lord. We also look for a big redemption or in other words, the redemption of the whole world, which we know can't happen all at once but thats not to say that people haven't tried (haha). I am a believer that we can find redemption, but we will be put through many trials before we can accomplish this goal. It isn't something that we can just decide to do, it won't be easy but I think that if we really show Christ that we love Him and God then we might have a chance at being redeemed.