God sets us free from spiritual bondage by His own power through the gospel of Christ's death, burial, and resurrection.
Every person is born spiritually dead and becomes entwined in Satan's web, unable to free themselves. Only the power of God, demonstrated in the gospel, can break those bonds and set believers free. This freedom is a gift received through faith, not by human effort.
2 Corinthians 5:15 — Highlights that Christ died for all, so those who live should live for Him, not themselves—underscoring the purpose of spiritual freedom.
Scripture declares that all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23). It also states that the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord (Romans 6:23). The Bible further reveals that Christ died for all, so that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again (2 Corinthians 5:15). This underscores that deliverance comes through Christ's sacrificial death and resurrection.
Les Feldick teaches that the lost person is completely bound by the spider web of the devil, the flesh, and the world. He uses the analogy of a locust caught in a spider's web: the person is immobilized and helpless, unable to break free by any personal effort. Only the power of God can cut through that web and release the captive. This liberation happens the moment a person believes the gospel—the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ—by which God's power brings them out of Satan's slave market and translates them into the kingdom of His dear Son.
Les Feldick explains that just as Pharaoh tried to keep the Israelites as captives, Satan does everything he can to keep from losing his captives. The lost person is entwined in the spider web of the devil, the flesh, and the world, making him or her unable to exercise true freedom. The world may think it is free, but it is actually under the chains of darkness, rebellion, and satanic power (clips 0, 2, 3).
Les emphasizes that God uses His power to break the binding force of the lost person. He compares it to buying a slave out of a slave market, which requires wealth and influence. The blood of Christ paid the price of redemption, and His power brings believers out of the clutches of Satan. This power is the same power that created the universe (clips 1, 5, 6).
Upon believing, a person is set free from the bondage of sin and Satan. Les says that salvation breaks the bond of iniquity and sets the believer free. The believer is translated into the kingdom of God's dear Son and is given the true exercise of free will. This freedom is not a license to sin, but a God-given liberty to live for Christ (clips 3, 4).
Satan's Hold on Captives
Les uses Pharaoh's attempt to keep Israel captive as a picture of how Satan holds people in spiritual bondage, and he introduces the spider web analogy.
God's Power in Redemption
Les explains that God bought us out of the slave market of sin and set us free, using His power, just as a slaveholder would need wealth and influence to purchase a slave.
Freedom Through God's Power
Les teaches that a lost person is entwined in the spider web of the devil, the flesh, and the world, and only the power of God can break that binding force, setting the believer free.
Believer's True Freedom
Les contrasts the world's false freedom with the believer's true freedom, which comes from being translated into the kingdom of God's dear Son.
Salvation Breaks Bondage
Les notes that salvation breaks the bond of iniquity and sets the believer free from the chains of Satan.
Power of God in Salvation
Les stresses that the power of God, the same power that created the universe, was concentrated on every believer at the moment of faith, bringing them out of Satan's slave market.
Redemption Through Christ's Blood
Les explains that the blood of Christ paid the price of redemption and set us free from the slave market of sin.
Bondage to Sin Nature
Les describes the lost person as being in bondage to the sin nature and to Satan, unable to control their actions.
Romans 3:23: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
Establishes that everyone is in spiritual bondage due to sin.
Romans 6:23: For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Contrasts the penalty of sin with the free gift of eternal life in Christ.
2 Corinthians 5:15: And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again.
Shows that Christ died for all, and those who are saved should live for Him.
No, according to Les Feldick, a lost person is completely entwined in the spider web of the devil, the flesh, and the world, and cannot break free by personal effort. Only the power of God can break those bonds.
Faith in the gospel—the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ—is the moment when God's power sets a person free from the bondage of sin and Satan. It is by believing that we are saved and translated into the kingdom of God.
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