A Clue About the Meaning of 'Redemption' From the NET version of Rom chapter 8

But now apart from the law the righteousness of God ... has been disclosed – namely, the righteousness of God through the faithfulness of Jesus for all who believe. For there is no distinction, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. But they are justified freely by his grace through the apolytrosis that is in Jesus whom God publicly displayed at his death as the mercy seat [ ἱλαστήριον] accessible through faith. This was to demonstrate his righteousness, because God in his forbearance had passed over the sins previously committed. This was also to demonstrate his righteousness in the present time, so that he would be just and the justifier of the one who lives because of Jesus’ faithfulness.

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