Merits of The Cross: Our Inheritance: D,E, F: Deliverance, Enlightenment, Faith

Deliverance:

3 phases of being delivered- (2 Cor. 1:10)

Legal Aspects of deliverance- (Col 1:14)

Moral, Mental and Spiritual Deliverance

Practical aspects of deliverance.

and staying IN deliverance mode. Steadfast 
(Ps 78:37; 1 Cor. 15:58; Heb 3:14; 1 Pe. 5:9)

The theme/central message of the Bible can possibly be summed up in 1 word: deliverance

It means rescue, restoration, recovery, salvation, to preserve, protect, heal,

Just like believe ON implies: to rely on, lean on, adhere to, stick to like glue or cement.

Individual, group, and societal deliverance.

Phases: I was, I am, I will be.  (2 Cor 1:10)

We ask to be daily delivered from temptation. This implies that IN temptation, our resolve will remain strong. (Luke 18:1-not cave in) We will be steadfast in resisting evil enticements. Humility is KEY here. Humility is the KEY to many things. Not all rich are proud, nor all poor humble.  One can be smart yet dumb.

If you want to be great in God's Kingdom, be the servant of all.

Colossians 1:14- legal placement from Satan's authority into God's.

We don't just come out of sin- we go into righteousness. (Rom 5:17)

We don't just come out of darkness- we go into light. (1 John 1:9)

We don't just kick out the enemy- we need to be filled with God.

When spirits leave, they return if the place is clean, but empty.

Luke 10:9-10. Jesus conferred to his followers authority over evil forces.

Yet many have taken this to imply that we should take the kingdom NOW. The correct understanding may be- the kingdom is within you. Not of this world. We don't fight to control governments. Or society. Yet we are salt and light to society. (Matt 5)...

The Church is to show its domain over darkness - in the preaching of the gospel with signs following, demonstration of the Spirit confirming that Christ is raised form the dead, victorious over evil. (Eph 3:10)

The Church is to preach the good news, proclaim the salvation of Christ. Not Kingdom now.

The Man-child, the 144,000 who preach the imminent coming of the Kingdom in the 7 year tribulation. Then the end comes. Even the outpouring is the one in Zechariah and Joel, began at Pentecost, finishes up in Jerusalem just before Christ returns. The fullness of the kingdom is predicated on the Presence of the KING at the 2nd Advent. He ushers in the Kingdom FROM Heaven. The sons of God are manifest at the 2nd Advent. The judgment of the nations occurs then, some going into the 1,000 year reign of the Lord (1 Cor 15; Revelation 20) In THIS dispensation of grace, we are truly ambassadors unrecognized. (John 14:31) We have persecution.  

Rebel holder of authority: Though legally defeated, the enemy is clinging on to those yet in darkness refusing to let them go. The devil runs through red lights. He texts and drives at same time. He breaks the law. The Church is to teach the evil spirits a thing or two. (Eph 3:10)  Christ has legally done something about the enemy. We are merely enforcers of this new law. The Holy Spirit (John 16:8) helps in this. He actively confirms the WORD of deliverance with signs showing the victory. (1 Cor. 2; Mark 16:20)