{"product_id":"the-redemption-of-the-bride","title":"The Redemption of the Bride","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eby. Lynda Cherry\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eThe beautiful allegory of the Redemption of the Bride tells the story of the House of Israel: her covenant betrothal to Jehovah, her adulterous apostasy from that covenant, and her restoration through His tender mercies and compassion upon her.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe title “Bride” applies to both men and women. It is used to denote a special covenant relationship between the individual and God. Israel is an all-inclusive name to indicate God’s covenant family, to which all people are invited to belong.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003eSalvation and redemption is an individual affair. Although it is tempting to identify Israel as a nation of people, the scriptural use of the story of the Bride as a singular person invites us to explore our own particular relationship with the Lord.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe story of Jehovah and His Bride is a promise of hope to every individual who fears that they may have strayed too far from the Lord. Although, like the Bride, we may have traveled a dark road, His atoning grace and mercy can heal and restore us to a newness of purity and hope.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003eThis is God’s love story. It is also our story — each one of us. We are the Bride of Christ, and He is waiting for us.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003eOur Redemption, should we choose it, is at hand.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Cedar Fort, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52608261882122,"sku":"2100000153664","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/ldsbook.co.uk\/products\/the-redemption-of-the-bride","provider":"Latter Day Bookstore \u0026 More (UK) ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}