Redemption (Part 6)Redeemed from Poverty, Sickness, and Spiritual Death

Redemption from Curse Overview

In this sixth installment of his ongoing Redemption series, the pastor of NTC Ministries opens with a foundational review before diving deep into what it means to be redeemed from the curse of the law. Drawing primarily from Galatians 3, 2 Corinthians 3, and Romans 8, the message powerfully distinguishes between the Old Covenant law as a contract of performance and the New Covenant as a promise of grace secured entirely by God. The pastor uses vivid illustrations, including the story of Adam hiding in shame, Peter telling Jesus to depart, and the woman caught in adultery, to show how guilt and condemnation keep believers from receiving God’s promises. He explains that the curse of the law encompasses poverty, sickness, and spiritual death, and that Christ took every aspect of that curse upon himself at the cross. The Abrahamic Covenant, made 430 years before the law, is presented as the blueprint God fulfilled through Jesus as self-fulfilling prophecy. The message concludes at the Lord’s Table with a call to boldly receive every covenant promise, declaring that healing, prosperity, and righteousness belong to every believer who trusts in what Christ has already accomplished.

Redemption from Curse Outline

• 00:00 – Series Review and Opening Prayer: The pastor recaps the first five parts of the Redemption series, focusing on how redemption is a continual motion covering past, present, and future, and prays for revelation and transformation over every listener.
• 06:30 – Redeemed from Guilt and Condemnation: Using the examples of Adam hiding from God and Peter telling Jesus to depart, the pastor illustrates how guilt and condemnation separate believers from God’s promises and must be renounced through right speech.
• 15:00 – The Ministry of Death Versus the Ministry of Glory: An exposition of 2 Corinthians 3:7-18 contrasts the law written on stone with the transforming ministry of the Spirit, explaining how a veil remains over those still bound to the law but is lifted in Christ.
• 24:00 – Law as Contract, Covenant as Promise: The pastor makes a sharp distinction between the Mosaic law as a performance contract and the Abrahamic Covenant as an unconditional promise, showing that the law came 430 years after the covenant was established.
• 33:00 – The Curse of the Law Defined: From Galatians 3:10-14, the three dimensions of the curse are identified as poverty, sickness, and spiritual death, while the preacher demonstrates that Christ became a curse so believers could receive the blessing of Abraham.
• 42:00 – The Abrahamic Covenant and Its Fulfillment in Christ: The pastor walks through the covenant-cutting ceremony of Genesis 15, showing that God alone passed between the sacrifice pieces while Abraham slept, making Jesus the self-fulfilling guarantor of every promise.
• 50:00 – The Law as a Trainer Leading to Christ: Galatians 3:24 from the Amplified Bible is unpacked to show that the law served as a guardian and guide pointing mankind to Christ, after whose coming righteousness comes only through faith.
• 57:00 – Communion and the New Covenant Declaration: The service closes with the Lord’s Supper, where the pastor declares healing and glory over the congregation, reminding believers that Christ’s blood covers past, present, and future sins under the new covenant of love.

Scripture References

Romans 8:23, Romans 8:1, Psalm 107:1-2, Ephesians 4:29, James 3, Matthew 12:37, 2 Corinthians 3:7-9, 2 Corinthians 3:12-14, 2 Corinthians 3:15-18, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Galatians 3:10-12, Galatians 3:13-14, Galatians 3:19, Galatians 3:21-22, Galatians 3:24, Galatians 4:4, Galatians 5:6, Deuteronomy 28, Deuteronomy 11:29, Romans 12:1-2, Philippians 1:6, Hebrews 10, Hebrews 4:1, Colossians 1:13, Psalm 51, Psalm 104:15, Romans 8:32

Key Takeaways

• Christ has fully redeemed every believer from the curse of the law, which includes poverty, sickness, and spiritual death, so no Christian needs to live under any dimension of that curse.
• The Mosaic law is a contract of performance that no human being except Jesus could ever fulfill, making righteousness through law-keeping impossible and faith in Christ the only path to right standing with God.
• The Abrahamic Covenant was established 430 years before the law and was ratified solely by God, meaning its promises rest entirely on what God has done and not on human performance.
• Guilt and condemnation are tools of the enemy that cause believers to hide from God or push him away, robbing them of the promises that are already theirs through the finished work of the cross.
• Beholding the glory of Christ with an unveiled face transforms believers from glory to glory as an inside work of the Holy Spirit, not as the result of striving to keep religious rules.
• Speaking words aligned with redemption, as instructed in Psalm 107:1-2 and Ephesians 4:29, is the practical entry point into living free from condemnation and accessing the fullness of covenant blessing.
• Jesus is self-fulfilling prophecy and self-fulfilling promise, having personally accomplished every requirement of the covenant so that believers can rest in his finished work and receive all things freely.

Redemption from Curse Notes

Covenant Versus Contract in Scripture

One of the most clarifying distinctions in this message is the difference between a contract and a covenant. A contract demands mutual performance, meaning both parties must fulfill their obligations for the agreement to hold. The Mosaic law operated exactly this way: obey and be blessed, disobey and face the curse. But the Abrahamic Covenant was different from its inception. God put Abraham into a deep sleep and passed between the sacrifice pieces alone, meaning God bound himself to the promise without requiring Abraham to perform. This is the foundation of the New Covenant: Christ has fulfilled every condition, and the believer simply receives by faith.

Three Dimensions of the Curse Explained

The curse of the law described in Deuteronomy 28 is not limited to spiritual condemnation. The pastor identifies three clear dimensions: poverty, which entered when the ground was cursed after Adam’s fall; sickness, which entered as part of the judgment described throughout the law; and spiritual death, which separated humanity from God at the Fall. Jesus addressed all three at the cross. He wore the crown of thorns, representing the cursed ground. He bore stripes for healing. He cried out in separation from the Father so believers would never have to. Redemption from the curse is therefore holistic, not partial.

Why Guilt Blocks Covenant Promises

The pastor draws a direct line between unresolved guilt and blocked promises. Adam hid from God the moment shame entered. Peter told Jesus to depart after the miraculous catch of fish. In both cases, a sense of unworthiness created distance from the very one who carried the blessing. The same dynamic operates in the lives of believers today. When guilt is entertained, boldness before the throne of grace evaporates, and the promises of God remain unclaimed. The remedy is not better moral performance but a renewed understanding that the blood of Jesus has already addressed every accusation, making free and confident access to God the rightful posture of every redeemed person.

The Veil That Law Places on the Mind

Second Corinthians 3 describes a veil that remains over the hearts of those who read the Old Testament through a lens of law rather than covenant. This veil is not merely an intellectual misunderstanding; it is a spiritual obstruction that prevents transformation. The ministry of the law is called the ministry of death and condemnation, glorious as it was in its season. But the ministry of the Spirit exceeds it in glory to an immeasurable degree. When a believer turns to Christ and reads Scripture through the lens of what he has accomplished, that veil is lifted, and the result is a progressive transformation from glory to glory by the Spirit of the Lord.

Jesus as Self-Fulfilling Prophecy and Promise

A striking theme throughout this message is that Jesus did not merely fulfill prophecy as a passive subject of ancient predictions. He is described as self-fulfilling prophecy, self-fulfilling promise, and self-fulfilling declaration. Adam sinned on the sixth day of the week; Jesus was crucified on the sixth day. Adam brought the curse of thorns; Jesus wore a crown of thorns. Moses turned water into blood as the first miracle of judgment; Jesus turned water into wine as the first miracle of the new covenant, signaling newness of life. Every detail of redemption points back to a God who planned, promised, and personally executed every aspect of humanity’s deliverance.

Rest as the Gateway to Receiving All Promises

Hebrews 4:1 invites believers to labor to enter into rest, which the pastor describes as the opposite of the plate-spinning anxiety produced by living under a contract of performance. Under the law, the believer must keep every obligation spinning or face consequences. Under the covenant, the believer rests in the finished work of Christ and receives promises as gifts. This rest is not passivity but an active trust that God is doing the work from the inside out. As Philippians 1:6 affirms, the one who began a good work will carry it through to completion, and the believer’s role is simply to remain in confident faith and agreement with what Christ has already secured.

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