The Great Rescue
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It has been said that to truly appreciate the depth of God’s love, we must grasp the chasmic divide between an offensive sinner and a holy and righteous God. With such an understanding, we approach Paul’s words to the Colossians with amazement:
“For He rescued us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the Kingdom of His beloved Son in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.”
Col 1:13 NASB
The word “rescue” carries the idea of helplessness. A person who is rescued is totally dependent upon another to bring them to a safe place – there is nothing they can do of their own strength or ability. Across such a separation, God rescued us though the works of His Son, our propitiation, that we might come into His presence as Christ presents us holy, blameless, and beyond reproach (Col 1:22). We want to explore the amazing truth about “The Great Rescue”.
