What has God the Father already done for believers according to Colossians 1:13?
According to Colossians 1:13, God the Father has already delivered believers from the power of darkness and has translated them into the kingdom of His dear Son. The verse emphasizes this is past tense, a done thing, and that the Son’s kingdom is presently in Heaven, giving believers a heavenly connection and heavenly promises.
Les explains Colossians 1:13 by noting that Paul writes God the Father has delivered us from the power of darkness and has translated us into the kingdom of His dear Son. He emphasizes that this is past tense—it is a done thing. He then asks where the kingdom of the Son is tonight and answers that it is in Heaven. This shows the heavenly connection: these are heavenly promises, and Israel was never told something like this.
Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: