Please refer back to the entry posted on June 30 for an overview of our passage, found at Col. 1:9 – 14. Our verse for this lesson is, “13 He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, 14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.” (Col.1:13 – 14 NASB).
For the purpose of this blog entry we will give only a brief comment about each line of the phrase shown above.
“He has delivered us” indicates that we have been taken and handed over or left for another. Jesus Christ has drawn us from something to himself. He has rescued us from that was not good for us.
“from the domain of darkness” is what we were delivered from. This domain is a place that is ruled by one who has been given power of authority (influence) and of right (privilege). We will be under the authority of someone; either the one in this domain of darkness or the person of Jesus Christ. It is our choice.
“transferred us” is to move from one place to another. Jesus Christ has drawn us to himself and delivered us from the domain of darkness. But he does more than that. He transfers us to another place of his choosing.
“to the kingdom” is where we have been taken. It is place where the royal power of Jesus as the triumphant Messiah reigns.
“of his beloved Son” indicates who has authority over that kingdom. It is this Son of God that sets Christianity apart from other religions. No other religion can claim that the Son of God came from heaven and lived in a body of flesh and died on a cross as a perfect sacrifice for our sins. This makes true Christianity a relationship not a religion.
“in whom we have redemption” indicates that we have been provided with something we need. We lived under the sentence of death, but his death on the cross was payment for our debt and provided our deliverance.
“the forgiveness of sins” is something else we desperately need. To forgive is to let go of something as if it had never been committed. If we ask we can be forgiven because the Son of God gave his life to satisfy the demands of the Law. Justice had been served and now those who ask can obtain forgiveness. To sin is to miss the mark; to wander from the path of uprightness and honor; to violate the divine law in thought or in act. As we walk along the pathway of life in these bodies of flesh we can’t help but sin, but we have forgiveness.
We can now add to our personal prayer that which is in the text box above and obtain the following:
Father, fill me with knowledge of your will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so that I may live my life in a manner worthy of the Lord, able to please Him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God. Make me strong with the strength that comes from your glorious power so that I may be able to endure everything with patience and joy. Father, I thank you for qualifying me so that I can share in the inheritance with the saints in the light. Thank you for delivering me from the power of darkness, and transferring me to the kingdom of your beloved Son, in whom I have redemption, even the forgiveness of my sins.
Below is a picture of this prayer.
For the purpose of this blog entry we will give only a brief comment about each line of the phrase shown above.
“He has delivered us” indicates that we have been taken and handed over or left for another. Jesus Christ has drawn us from something to himself. He has rescued us from that was not good for us.
“from the domain of darkness” is what we were delivered from. This domain is a place that is ruled by one who has been given power of authority (influence) and of right (privilege). We will be under the authority of someone; either the one in this domain of darkness or the person of Jesus Christ. It is our choice.
“transferred us” is to move from one place to another. Jesus Christ has drawn us to himself and delivered us from the domain of darkness. But he does more than that. He transfers us to another place of his choosing.
“to the kingdom” is where we have been taken. It is place where the royal power of Jesus as the triumphant Messiah reigns.
“of his beloved Son” indicates who has authority over that kingdom. It is this Son of God that sets Christianity apart from other religions. No other religion can claim that the Son of God came from heaven and lived in a body of flesh and died on a cross as a perfect sacrifice for our sins. This makes true Christianity a relationship not a religion.
“in whom we have redemption” indicates that we have been provided with something we need. We lived under the sentence of death, but his death on the cross was payment for our debt and provided our deliverance.
“the forgiveness of sins” is something else we desperately need. To forgive is to let go of something as if it had never been committed. If we ask we can be forgiven because the Son of God gave his life to satisfy the demands of the Law. Justice had been served and now those who ask can obtain forgiveness. To sin is to miss the mark; to wander from the path of uprightness and honor; to violate the divine law in thought or in act. As we walk along the pathway of life in these bodies of flesh we can’t help but sin, but we have forgiveness.
We can now add to our personal prayer that which is in the text box above and obtain the following:
Father, fill me with knowledge of your will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so that I may live my life in a manner worthy of the Lord, able to please Him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God. Make me strong with the strength that comes from your glorious power so that I may be able to endure everything with patience and joy. Father, I thank you for qualifying me so that I can share in the inheritance with the saints in the light. Thank you for delivering me from the power of darkness, and transferring me to the kingdom of your beloved Son, in whom I have redemption, even the forgiveness of my sins.
Below is a picture of this prayer.
