"For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's." 1 Corinthians 6:20
When we look at the word bought, most anyone will understand this word, to a point, however here it carries a most blessed meaning. The word "bought" means - to go to market, that is, (by implication) to purchase; specifically to redeem - The word "redeem means - to buy out; especially of purchasing a slave with a view to his freedom - Now please understand here what has been said; the word bought means to purchase or to redeem which means to buy out for freedom, meaning total freedom because the item has a new owner with new demands. When we were lost, we were under Satan's control and the control of sin; however, since Christ has purchased us with His blood we are no longer a slave to Satan or his sin. The ownership of a saved person has changed and God shares no ownership with Satan. Satan no longer has control over what we do, and neither does sin. Sin is of Satan's and every time a saved person sins it is his/her fault. If one is no longer under the power of sin, then why do we blame Satan every time they sin? It is true that Satan is the tempter and if we are tempted to sin, it is Satan and not God. "Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:" James 1:13 I know about the scripture in Isaiah 63:17 "O LORD, why hast thou made us to err from thy ways, and hardened our heart from thy fear..." but it never said that God caused them to sin, but rather to err from His ways. Sometime God causes us to wonder in order to teach us, to show us the way of righteousness. The Lord tries us, but never would God cause a saved person to sin. We must be careful with words in the scripture before reaching a conclusion. We will never understand in this flesh how God works; neither will we always know exactly why ofr how God accomplishes His will. For example, I believe for a saved person to miss church without a sufficient reason is sin, because I believe God demands that the Christian attends. However, at the same time God could cause one to err from being at church without causing one to sin. Now, let us look at this, if one is bought or redeemed from sin then he or she is free from the power of sin. How could one be free from sin if God tempts him or her to sin? God said, since we are bought with the blood of Jesus Christ then "... glorify God in your body..." because you now can. We could have never glorified God before salvation but now with salvation we can and are commanded of God to do so. "Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God." 1 Corinthians 10:31
