Which outcome is described as arising from the holiness of God, providing the power to redeem?

• A. Sanctification
• B. Transformation
• C. Restoration
• D. Redemption

Answer: (D)

Redemption is the outcome described because it directly expresses deliverance from sin made possible by God's holy nature. God's holiness defines his righteousness and justice, yet it also enables his mercy by providing a righteous way to save. Because he is holy, he can justly condemn sin and yet supply the means to rescue sinners through a payment and a substitute—what Christians understand as Christ’s atonement. Redemption, then, is God’s act of buying back and delivering his people from bondage to sin, made effective by his holy character.

This differs from sanctification, which is the ongoing process of growing in holiness within a believer; transformation, which refers to deep internal change toward Christlikeness; and restoration, which often means restoring things to their original, undamaged state. But the specific outcome described as arising from God’s holiness and providing the power to redeem is redemption.