Who has delivered us from the power of darkness?
God the Father has delivered us from the power of darkness and translated us into the kingdom of His dear Son. He has also made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light. This is a finished transaction, already done.
Les teaches that it is God the Father who has delivered us from the power of darkness. In the passage, the text says, 'Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear son.' Les emphasizes that this is already done, a finished transaction. He also explains that the Father has made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light, so we are no longer in darkness but now in light. The translation into the kingdom is described as being baptized into it, engulfed by it.
Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
More Questions
Has God already delivered believers from darkness and brought them into the kingdom of His Son?
A believer’s deliverance from the power of darkness and translation into the kingdom of God’s Son is past tense—already accomplished—not a future event.
Is our deliverance from the power of darkness already finished or still future?
Our deliverance from the power of darkness is already done, because the Bible says God 'hath' delivered us; it is a finished transaction.
What has God done with believers regarding the power of darkness and the kingdom of His Son?
According to Colossians 1:13, God has delivered believers from the power of darkness and translated them into the kingdom of His dear Son.