Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
13. Who hath delivered us. Mark, here is the beginning of our salvation — when God delivers us from the depth of ruin into which we were plunged. For wherever his grace is not, there is darkness, “Là il n’y a que tenebres;” — “There is nothing but darkness.” as it is said in Isaiah 60:2 Behold darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness...
We taste redemption's benefits in our hearts first, then follow those streams back to their source in Christ's work. The Father works this grace in us by His Spirit, and if we feel the comfort of it, He must have all the glory for it.
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Commenting on Colossians 1:12-29
Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness,.... That is, from the power of Satan; see Act 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...