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We think of ourselves as free, but we are born into an inescapable slavery – bondage to sin. As members of the human race we exist in a slave market of sin, helpless to redeem ourselves. We enter the world with a sin nature, separated from God and powerless to establish a relationship with Him. We have no way to emancipate ourselves from the captivity of our inherited depravity.

However. The gracious plan of God for mankind calls for a savior, a redeemer – the lord Jesus Christ – to purchase our freedom from the slave market. Christ is the only person qualified to make such a purchase. The only requirement for eternal release from the slave market of sin is faith alone in Christ alone.

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我们以为自己是自由的人、但是我们出生於一个不可逃脱的奴隶身份之中 - 被束缚着去犯罪。身为人类的一份子我们生存在罪的奴隶市场内、无能把我们自己赎回。我们带着罪性进入世界、与神分离、并且无能和他建立关系。我们无法从遗传下来腐败的囚禁中自我释放。

但是神给人类施恩的计划要求一个救世主、一个赎身者 - 主耶稣基督 - 从罪的奴隶市场中购买我们的自由。基督是唯一有资格做成如此买卖的人。唯一的条件可以永远从罪的奴隶市场获得释放就是单单相信基督一位。