Which term describes Christ saving us from sin?

• A. Salvation
• B. Redemption
• C. Justification
• D. Reconciliation

Answer: (B)

The idea being tested is how biblical terms describe being saved from sin through Christ’s work. Redemption fits best because it carries the sense of a price being paid to free someone from bondage. In Scripture, Jesus’ death is described as a ransom—a purchase that buys humanity back from sin and its consequences—so that people are liberated and brought back into right relationship with God. This emphasis on liberation through a purchase is what redemption communicates most directly about Christ saving us from sin.

While salvation describes the outcome of being saved, and justification is about being declared righteous by God, and reconciliation concerns restoring broken fellowship, redemption specifically highlights the freeing act—the saving by paying the price. That focus on deliverance from sin through a liberating purchase is why redemption is the precise term for Christ saving us from sin.