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  THE FOLLOW IS THE STEPS ON HOW  GOD TO HELP YOU Step 1: Be awake to God’s Word to yo Truth:  God’s Word has the answers Read:  “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work” (2 Timothy 3:16-17). Challenge:  Knowing Jesus means knowing what He says. The Bible has everything you need to know about life and godliness. Take some time during the day to read your Bible. The book of John is a good place to start. Start slow, read a few verses and think them over. Look for what God has to say to you, promises he makes, or things He says about himself. Step 2: Be aware of God’s Character Truth:  No matter what, God is good! Read:  “Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!” (Psalm 34:8). Challenge:  If God is truly good and love, then take ti...
he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness andbrought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves,New Living TranslationFor he has rescued us from the kingdom of darkness and transferred us into the Kingdom of his dear Son,English Standard VersionHe has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son,New American Standard BibleFor He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son,King James BibleWho hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translatedusinto the kingdom of his dear Son:Holman Christian Standard BibleHe has rescued us from the domain of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son He loves.International Standard VersionGod has rescued us from the power of darkness and has brought us into the kingdom of the Son whom he loves,NET BibleHe delivered us from the power of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of the Son he loves,Aramaic Bible in Plain EnglishAnd he has saved us from the power of darkness and brought us into The Kingdom of his Beloved Son;GOD'S WORD® TranslationGod has rescued us from the power of darkness and has brought us into the kingdom of his Son, whom he loves.Jubilee Bible 2000who has delivered us from thepower of darkness, and has translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son,King James 2000 BibleWho has delivered us from the power of darkness, and has translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:American King James VersionWho has delivered us from the power of darkness, and has translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:American Standard Versionwho delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his love;Douay-Rheims BibleWho hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his love,Darby Bible Translationwho has delivered us from theauthority of darkness, and translated [us] into the kingdom of the Son of his love:English Revised Versionwho delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his love;Webster's Bible TranslationWho hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his beloved Son:Weymouth New TestamentIt is God who has delivered usout of the dominion of darkness, and has transferred us into the Kingdom of His dearly-loved Son,World English Biblewho delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the Kingdom of the Son of his love;Young's Literal Translationwho did rescue us out of the authority of the darkness, and did translate us into the reign of the Son of His love,Parallel CommentariesMatthew Henry's Concise Commentary1:9-14 The apostle was constant in prayer, that the believers might be filled with the knowledge of God's will, inall wisdom. Good words will not do without good works. He who undertakes to give strength to his people, is a God of power, and of glorious power. The blessed Spirit is the author of this. In praying for spiritual strength, we are not straitened, or confined in the promises, and should not be so in our hopes and desires. The grace of God in the hearts of believers is the power of God; and there is glory in this power. The special use of this strength was for sufferings. There is work to be done, even when we are suffering. Amidst all their trials they gave thanks tothe Father of our Lord Jesus, whose special grace fitted them to partake of the inheritance provided for the saints. To bring about this change, those were made willing subjects of Christ, whowere slaves of Satan. All who are designed for heaven hereafter, are prepared for heaven now. Those who have the inheritance of sons, have the education of sons, and the disposition of sons. By faith in Christ they enjoyed this redemption, as the purchase of his atoning blood, whereby forgiveness ofsins, and all other spiritual blessings were bestowed. Surely then we shall deem it afavour to be delivered from Satan's kingdom and brought into that of Christ, knowing that all trials will soon end, and that every believer will be found among those who come out of great tribulation.Pulpit CommentaryVerse 13.-Who(sc. the Father)rescued us from the dominion of the darkness, andtranslated us into the kingdom of the Son of his love(Ephesians 5:8;Ephesians 6:12;Romans 7:14-8:4;1 Corinthians 15:56, 57;1 Thessalonians 1:9, 10;1 Peter2:9;1 John 1:5-7;1 John 2:7-11). To "rescue" (ῤύομαι:1 Thessalonians 1:10;Romans 7:24;2 Corinthians 1:10;2 Timothy 4:17, 18, - to be carefully distinguished from other Greek verbs rendered"deliver") implies the evil state of the rescued, the superior power of the rescuer, and a conflict issuing in deliverance. St. Paul repeatedly associates the figure ofdarknesswith the language of warfare (Ephesians 6:12;Romans 13:12;1 Thessalonians 5:8; comp.John 1:5, R.V. margin)."Dominion of darkness" - same as "dominion of Satan" (Acts 26:18).Αξουσία, as distinguished fromδύναμις("power," vers. 11, 29), is"right," "authority" (comp.1 Corinthians 9:4-6;John 1:12;.17:2): the power of Satan is not mere external force, but takes the form of established and (as it were) legalizeddominion(1 Corinthians 15:56;Luke 4:6;John 12:31)."The darkness" is precisely opposed to "the light" (ver. 12), being the region of falsehood and hatred, whether in this world or outside of it, where Satan rules (Ephesians 6:12;Ephesians 5:8, 11;2 Corinthians 4:4;1 John 2:8-11;Matthew 8:12;Luke 22:53;John 3:19, 20;John 12:35). To "translate" (μεθίστημι) is to remove from one place, office, etc., to another; Josephus ('Ant.,' 9:11, 1) uses it of the deportation of the Israelites by the Assyrian king.The Father, rescuing his captive children, brings them "into thekingdom of the Son of his love." Here we touch the central and governing idea of this Epistle, that ofthe supreme lordship of Christ(vers. 15-20;Colossians 2:6, 10, 19, etc.); and this passageaffords a clue which will, we trust, guide us through some of the greatest difficulties which follow. (On "the kingdom of the Son," comp.Ephesians 1:20-23;Philippians 2:6-11;Romans 14:9;1 Corinthians 8:6;1 Corinthians 15:24 28;Hebrews 1:1-4;Hebrews 2:5-10;Revelation 1:5-7, 18;Revelation 5, etc.;John 5:22-27;John 17:2;John 18:36;Matthew 25:31-46;Matthew 28:18-20.) Only hereand inEphesians 5:5;2 Timothy 4:1, 18;1 Corinthians15:24, 25, does the apostle speak of the kingdom asChrist's; otherwise asGod's(and future). The "Son of his love" is not simply the"beloved Son" (Ephesians 1:6;Matthew 3:17, etc.), but the representative and depositaryof his love: "Who is his love made manifest" (Augustine, Lightfoot; see ver. 2, note;John 3:16;John 17:26;1 John 4:8, 9, 14-16;Ephesians 2:4;Titus 3:4-6;Romans 5:8),being at once our "Redeemer King "(ver. 13, 14) and the" Image of the invisible God" (ver. 15).Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleWho hath delivered us from the power of darkness,.... Thatis, from the power of Satan; seeActs 26:18, who, though once an angel of light, is now darkness itself, and is reserved in chains of darkness; he is a ruler of the darkness of this world; his kingdom is a kingdom of darkness; and he blinds the minds of them that believe not, keeps them in darkness, and increases the natural darkness of their minds; he delights in works of darkness, and tempts men to them; and his everlasting state and portion will be blackness of darkness: his power over men, in a state of unregeneracy, which he usurps, and is suffered to exercise, is very great; he works effectually in them, and leads them captive at his will; and nothing less than the power of God, who is strongerthan the strong man armed, can deliver out of his hands; and which is at least one part of the mercy for which thanks are here given; See Gill onLuke 22:53; with the Jews, one of the names of Satan is"darkness" (e). Moreover, the darkness of sin, ignorance, and unbelief, with which God's elect, while in a state of nature, are surrounded, and, as it were shut up and imprisoned, so that they have not the least spark of true spiritual light and knowledge, may be also meant; under the power of which t

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