The Greek legal terms - Redeem

In Galatians 3:13, the apostle Paul states that “Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us.” 

The Greek word for “redeem” in the Bible is exagorazo. It was a financial term that referred to the process of purchasing a slave’s freedom. When a slave was “redeemed,” he or she was no longer bound to the rules and expectations of a slave’s life. So, to be redeemed from the curse of the law means to be set free from its rules and regulations, and the consequences of breaking it. 

Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law. That is, His sacrificial work on the cross legally purchased our freedom from the law. Jesus fulfilled the original intention and purpose of the Law on our behalf (Matthew 5:17; Romans 8:34). What we could not do in perfectly obeying God’s will laid out in the law, Christ did for us. In that way, He fulfilled the law and accomplished what God intended.

Understanding what Jesus did for us, basically in God's court room, freed us even though we were guilty. Because the law was satisfied since the payment was made. That legal transaction paid the debt in full and the believer is free to go. He also leaves as a new man. He is grateful, and loves the one who paid the debt so large and so far beyond him that he could never pay himself. See here

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