Someone needed to come and pay off the debt that was owed. When someone was redeemed they moved from bondage to freedom. That's what Christ has done for us. We have been set free to live and enjoy life. We are people who have been forgiven.
Forgiveness means to be released from punishment.
When we hurt someone and instead of striking back, they embrace us . . . Oh how we long to be free from our past. The main character, Christian, carries this terrible load on his back. This burden slows his progress and hinders all he tries to do. But something remarkable happens when Christian reaches the cross of Jesus.