Col 1:12 Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:
Col 1:13 Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
Col 1:14 In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins
The Father has delivered us from the power of darkness.
What is the power of darkness?
Luk 22:47 And while he yet spake, behold a multitude, and he that was called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them, and drew near unto Jesus to kiss him.
Luk 22:48 But Jesus said unto him, Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss?
Luk 22:49 When they which were about him saw what would follow, they said unto him, Lord, shall we smite with the sword?
Luk 22:50 And one of them smote the servant of the high priest, and cut off his right ear.
Luk 22:51 And Jesus answered and said, Suffer ye thus far. And he touched his ear, and healed him.
Luk 22:52 Then Jesus said unto the chief priests, and captains of the temple, and the elders, which were come to him, Be ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and staves?
Luk 22:53 When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched forth no hands against me: but this is your hour, and the power of darkness.
Luk 22:54 Then took they him, and led him, and brought him into the high priest's house. And Peter followed afar off.
Evil was transpiring. The chief priests of the very faith Jesus was; the captains of the temple- the very temple that Jesus went to as a boy and taught in as a man, the temple of God's chosen people; the elders- those appointed to do the work of God by those in the temple; all these people were there to do one thing and one thing only- take Jesus the Son of God captive so they could put Him to death. Evil. And this evil was working under the power of darkness.
Act 26:14 And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
Act 26:15 And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.
Act 26:16 But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee;
Act 26:17 Delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee,
Act 26:18 To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.
To OPEN their eyes- TURN them from the DARKNESS to the LIGHT- from the POWER OF SATAN unto GOD.
The power of darkness is the power of Satan.
The power of light is the power of God.
The power of darkness is something we NEED to be delivered from because it's the power to led us to permanent destruction.
It's FACTUAL that two opposing forces exist in life, if you have any sort of sense you can realize this just by being alive. You know what it is to be happy, you know what it is to be sad. You know what it is to be in turmoil and you know what it is to be content. You also know that none of these states of being is a constant but ever fluctuating. When sadness comes you long to be happy again. When discontent occurs you want to be content again. When you're upset you long to have that upset resolved so it doesn't continue to upset you. There is a right and wrong - can any one really dispute that? People try. They say your wrong could be my right, and in some things they may be right, but in the fundamental basics of life we we know there is a right and wrong. We know that murder is wrong no matter how some might try to justify it. We know that stealing is wrong, no matter the justification for that as well. I could go on but this is truth and if you don't see the truth then it's because you don't want to and perhaps you're being allowed to believe the lies you'd rather trust in.
Two opposing forces and they can be summed up in God and Satan- the power of Light and the power of Darkness.
We need to be delivered from darkness and God the Father will deliver us through His Son Jesus Christ, our LORD and SAVIOR.
The power of darkness will blind every one it can. The power of light will save all that choose to be saved.
As we live we are exposed to these two opposing powers. The power of darkness fights for us, but NEVER sacrifices itself for us in any way. The power of Light died for us, sacrificing everything so we could have the choice - to choose Light or Dark. While dark will do everything short of sacrificing itself to get people to not believe in the LIGHT, the Light does not tell you that the dark doesn't exist, in fact it warns you of the darkness.
Col 1:13 Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
Col 1:14 In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins
When we are delivered from the power of darkness, we are delivered from permanent death, from nothingness, from non-existence. We will be translated to the kingdom of our SAVIOR, the FATHER'S SON'S KINGDOM. He will return for us, for those who CHOOSE Him, choose light over darkness, life over death. We only have redemption, we only have salvation through our Savior, through the blood He spilled, through the sacrifice He made, through the life He gave all so that HE could cleanses us - all so He could forgive us for the darkness we've embraced over our life. He alone can forgive us, He alone earned that right to save us from the darkness. He alone has POWER over darkness. God the Father truly has delivered us from the power of darkness offering us EVERYTHING through His Son!
All through HIS love! His amazing, amazing LOVE.
By HIS GRACE, He is the light of life.
Joh 8:12 Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
Col 1:13 Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
Col 1:14 In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins
The Father has delivered us from the power of darkness.
What is the power of darkness?
Luk 22:47 And while he yet spake, behold a multitude, and he that was called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them, and drew near unto Jesus to kiss him.
Luk 22:48 But Jesus said unto him, Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss?
Luk 22:49 When they which were about him saw what would follow, they said unto him, Lord, shall we smite with the sword?
Luk 22:50 And one of them smote the servant of the high priest, and cut off his right ear.
Luk 22:51 And Jesus answered and said, Suffer ye thus far. And he touched his ear, and healed him.
Luk 22:52 Then Jesus said unto the chief priests, and captains of the temple, and the elders, which were come to him, Be ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and staves?
Luk 22:53 When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched forth no hands against me: but this is your hour, and the power of darkness.
Luk 22:54 Then took they him, and led him, and brought him into the high priest's house. And Peter followed afar off.
Evil was transpiring. The chief priests of the very faith Jesus was; the captains of the temple- the very temple that Jesus went to as a boy and taught in as a man, the temple of God's chosen people; the elders- those appointed to do the work of God by those in the temple; all these people were there to do one thing and one thing only- take Jesus the Son of God captive so they could put Him to death. Evil. And this evil was working under the power of darkness.
Act 26:14 And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
Act 26:15 And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.
Act 26:16 But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee;
Act 26:17 Delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee,
Act 26:18 To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.
To OPEN their eyes- TURN them from the DARKNESS to the LIGHT- from the POWER OF SATAN unto GOD.
The power of darkness is the power of Satan.
The power of light is the power of God.
The power of darkness is something we NEED to be delivered from because it's the power to led us to permanent destruction.
It's FACTUAL that two opposing forces exist in life, if you have any sort of sense you can realize this just by being alive. You know what it is to be happy, you know what it is to be sad. You know what it is to be in turmoil and you know what it is to be content. You also know that none of these states of being is a constant but ever fluctuating. When sadness comes you long to be happy again. When discontent occurs you want to be content again. When you're upset you long to have that upset resolved so it doesn't continue to upset you. There is a right and wrong - can any one really dispute that? People try. They say your wrong could be my right, and in some things they may be right, but in the fundamental basics of life we we know there is a right and wrong. We know that murder is wrong no matter how some might try to justify it. We know that stealing is wrong, no matter the justification for that as well. I could go on but this is truth and if you don't see the truth then it's because you don't want to and perhaps you're being allowed to believe the lies you'd rather trust in.
Two opposing forces and they can be summed up in God and Satan- the power of Light and the power of Darkness.
We need to be delivered from darkness and God the Father will deliver us through His Son Jesus Christ, our LORD and SAVIOR.
The power of darkness will blind every one it can. The power of light will save all that choose to be saved.
As we live we are exposed to these two opposing powers. The power of darkness fights for us, but NEVER sacrifices itself for us in any way. The power of Light died for us, sacrificing everything so we could have the choice - to choose Light or Dark. While dark will do everything short of sacrificing itself to get people to not believe in the LIGHT, the Light does not tell you that the dark doesn't exist, in fact it warns you of the darkness.
Col 1:13 Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
Col 1:14 In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins
When we are delivered from the power of darkness, we are delivered from permanent death, from nothingness, from non-existence. We will be translated to the kingdom of our SAVIOR, the FATHER'S SON'S KINGDOM. He will return for us, for those who CHOOSE Him, choose light over darkness, life over death. We only have redemption, we only have salvation through our Savior, through the blood He spilled, through the sacrifice He made, through the life He gave all so that HE could cleanses us - all so He could forgive us for the darkness we've embraced over our life. He alone can forgive us, He alone earned that right to save us from the darkness. He alone has POWER over darkness. God the Father truly has delivered us from the power of darkness offering us EVERYTHING through His Son!
All through HIS love! His amazing, amazing LOVE.
By HIS GRACE, He is the light of life.
Joh 8:12 Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
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