Pillar of Scripture

A primary pillar of scripture is deliverance.

God through Moses delivered His people through the Red Sea. This of course foreshadowed Christ delivering His people from the penalty, power and presence of sin.

And what is supposed to be our response? We are to diligently strive to help Christ deliver more of the lost out of being enslaved to sin in the realm of Darkness.

And how do we seek to enable ourselves to become more effective as Ambassadors of Christ with the ministry of Reconciliation?

Applying God's word in our lives, which includes using enabling hermeneutics to help guide us into effective understanding.

 

In Matthew 16:18, Scripture says the Church will prevail or overpower the "gates of Hades." Clearly the lost face the prospect of being taken into Hades when they physically die if they had not received mercy through Christ Jesus. Just as clearly no one taken into Hades should expect to survive. The Lake of Fire awaits them.

Thus, during our physical lives unless and until we are born anew, we are in the gateway of Hades. But, Jesus says, the Church can enter that region, by prevailing or overpowering the gates, not letting them close on those in the gateway and deliver the lost to the Lord. Behold the ministry of reconciliation.

 

The Old Testament "Law" brought the sins and trespasses into focus, manifesting the violations that result in separation from God due to godlessness and unholiness. But Christ delivered us from that wall of separation by taking those "ordinances" out of the way. Colossians 2:14. The result was we were made alive "together with Christ" no longer separated by that wall.

 

1Thessalonians 1:10
and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus our deliverer from the coming wrath.

 

Hebrews 11:7
By faith Noah, when he was warned about things not yet seen, with reverent regard constructed an ark for the deliverance of his family. Through faith he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.

 

Just how did Noah "condemn" humanity?

By his good example, hearing God and heeding God, he built the Ark, he thus made the offense of those who ignored and rejected God obvious and censurable.