The theme of salvation is woven throughout the Bible, revealing God's plan for eternal life. Develop a deeper intimacy with the Lord and better fulfill your part of this great plan.

In this video, Paul J. Bucknell unpacks God’s eternal plan of redemption. From creation and authority in Genesis, to the slavery of sin, and finally to the purchase through Christ’s death and resurrection, this message explores the ‘Program, Purchase, and Pleasure’ of redemption. We contrast the ‘Me Plan’ with the ‘God Plan,’ revealing how redemption restores us to fellowship with God and equips us for His purposes. Drawing from Acts 26:22–23, John 8, and Colossians 1, this teaching emphasizes the power of the cross, the authority of God, and the freedom secured through forgiveness of sins.

The Purpose for Redemption, part 2 of Redemption Through the Scriptures, shows how our redemption story is one of reunion. The Father calls His people back—not just to obedience but to closeness, joy, and shared purpose. Imagine a friendship where every act of love, service, and worship becomes a joint project with God. That’s the essence of redemption: not rules, but relationship; not independence, but divine cooperation. The closer we walk with Him, the more fruitful our lives become.

Redemption restores not only our relationship with God but our ability to hear His living Word—spoken through creation, Scripture, and ultimately through His Son, Jesus Christ. The Proclamation of Redemption is part 3 of Redemption Through the Scriptures. When God redeems us, He not only forgives our sins but opens our ears to hear His voice once again. From the first words in Eden to the Great Commission of Christ, the story of redemption is the story of God speaking to His people. His Word informs, warns, comforts, and blesses, calling us back into fellowship and obedience. Through Jesus—the final and perfect Prophet—God communicates His heart with unmatched clarity and power. As believers, we join this proclamation by living out and declaring His truth to the nations. Study questions are on Biblical Foundations for Freedom www.bffbible.org or in Redemption Through The Scripture's Study Guide.

The Scope of Redemption shows that God all along had in mind having a great number of people fellowship and cooperating with Him. This is the great family of God comprised of people from the various cultures and places spread across the globe called the church.

God’s redemptive scheme unfolds as a divine plan to restore humanity’s lost authority and relationship with Him through the work of Jesus Christ, the Second Adam and Redeemer King. From the fall of Adam to the reign of Christ, the story of redemption reveals God’s grand design to reclaim what was lost.

Redemption was not an afterthought—it was part of God’s eternal design. Through prophecy, God revealed His plan, prepared His people, and fulfilled His promises in Jesus Christ, the Redeemer foretold before time began. Before time began, God designed a plan to redeem His people through His Son. The fall of man did not surprise God—it only revealed His grace.

Without understanding the depth of sin and its consequences, we cannot appreciate the richness of God’s redemptive plan. The fall of humanity brought spiritual death, separation from God, and a desperate need for restoration through Christ. The story of redemption begins with the story of ruin.

Every human heart senses the longing for rescue. The Bible reveals that the ultimate Redeemer is Jesus Christ, God’s chosen one who bears our burdens and delivers us from sin’s bondage. From Job’s confession—‘I know that my Redeemer lives’—to Isaiah’s prophecies, the Redeemer is seen as both personal and cosmic. Christ fulfills every shadow: the kinsman-redeemer in Ruth, the priestly intercessor in Melchizedek, and the promised Deliverer of Judah.

#9 The Price of Redemption takes us through the Old and New Testament scriptures looking at why Jesus needed to die to save us. n this study we will carefully examine the price for redemption and the reasons that faith in Jesus’ death on the cross can only take away our sins–not other religions, sacrifices, saviors or good works. “Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but through Me”” (John 14:6).

Nothing reveals the depth of God’s love more than the price He paid for our salvation. The cross was no accident; it was the culmination of God’s eternal plan, displaying both His justice and mercy. This chapter leads us to marvel at the breathtaking value of Christ’s sacrifice.

Delight in Joint Service examines God’s delight in His purchased church through the way He works closely with His people. The Lord delights to work with us as we complete His extraordinary works. As the people of God observe how God works closely with them, they are further inspired to complete what God has put before them. This session provides an excellent foundation for understanding the philosophy of work and ministry.

Many believers celebrate forgiveness while neglecting the greater gift purchased at Calvary—a restored relationship that transforms us into God’s likeness. This session calls us to embrace the beautiful yet demanding journey toward holiness, where God shapes our hearts to reflect His glory. Rather than limiting salvation to forgiveness alone, the text shows how God invites His people into a transforming relationship rooted in grace, obedience, and spiritual renewal.

Every human heart longs to be known, loved, and connected. Our deepest relational needs point beyond people to God Himself—the One who created us for fellowship with Him. Session 13 of Redemption Through the Scriptures explores God’s intentional work in redeeming humanity and restoring His image in us. Rather than limiting salvation to forgiveness alone, the text shows how God invites His people into a transforming relationship rooted in grace, obedience, and spiritual renewal.

Deeper Fellowship with our Lord. part 14 of Redemption Through the Scriptures, calls His people to have an ecstatic intimacy with the Lord by which you sing, work, study and purpose together. If you doubt God loves you, pay extremely close attention to these lessons for they are life changing! True Christianity is not merely believing truths about God but living in loving nearness to Him, tasting the joy Adam and Eve once knew in the garden and the glory believers will share forever. This session highlights one of the grand purposes of redemption—to draw God’s people into deep intimacy with Him. Redemption is not only forgiveness from sin but restoration into God’s presence, restoring mankind’s original privilege of walking with God.

The story of Scripture is not random or fragmented—it is a breathtaking, unified masterpiece of redemption that culminates at the cross. Every biblical shadow, every prophetic whisper, every ancient sacrifice points to Christ, the Lamb of God. This chapter invites us to stand in awe as the entire Bible comes into focus around the saving work of Jesus.

God’s purpose of redemption is to reveal His glorious grace through the way He creates a great host of unfit people to co-rule with Him in the declaring His Word, living a life inflamed by God’s holy presence and compassionately interceding for the weak and needy. Redemption cannot be understood unless we see its greater purpose fulfilled in the ongoing fellowship and joint service of God’s people.

Discover God’s unfolding plan of revelation and redemption through Scripture. From the seeds of truth in the Old Testament, to their clarification in the New Testament, and their realization in the New Age, Paul J. Bucknell explains how God purposed to sum up all things in Christ (Ephesians 1:9–10). This message highlights the unity of God’s Word and His eternal plan of salvation.