There
is a great need to look into the vision of the mission that God has made us
leaders, pastors, elders, workers and members. The great vision which God has
given His children are summarized as Bringing deliverance to God's people, Creating
awareness of the second coming of Christ and Preparing the saints for rapture.
This vision carries power of divine infinity and attorney.
Preaching
deliverance has to do with a whole lot of spiritual, physical and freedom in
Christ. Deliverance is also seen as redemption centered on God's atoning work
of Christ or the price paid for human
redemption. Christ is man's divine deliverer or redeemer- Rom. 5:8; Jn. 3:16.
Deliverance implies the existence of bondage or slavery ( bondage of Satan as
the head of darkness or bondage of death as a penalty for sin)- Acts 26:8; Heb.
2:14-15. Redemption is both universal and limited. It is universal in the sense
that it benefits are freely offered to all mankind; and it is limited in the
sense that the only criteria to getting it is salvation and only those that are
willing to get saved will be redeemed. It is effectual because these willing
ones receive forgiveness to their sins and the power to live a new and holy
life. Hence, Satan is no longer their captor, and death has lost its sting and
hold over them and they look forward to the redemption of Jesus- Heb. 2;9; Eph.
1:7; Acts 26: 18; Rom. 8:15-23; 1 Cor. 15:55-57.
The
benefits of deliverance are bringing good news to the poor (those who are spiritually
and morally bankrupt) and the good news is the gospel of the death and
resurrection of Jesus which brings about new life, forgiveness, sanctification,
justification, and hope of eternal bliss- Isa. 6:1, Heb. 2:1-4, Lk. 4:14-21,
Acts 1:8; Binding of the broken- hearted (those that are deeply depressed and distressed in the crisis of life) and
this gospel help them to recover- Rom. 1:16-7; Proclaiming liberty to the
captives (jubilee and freedom)- Lev. 25, Deut. 15:17-18, Lk. 4:18, Isa. 61:1,
Jn. 8:31-36, Gal.5:1; Opening of the prison to those that are bound
(liberation) which Christ through His death achieved by liberating those under
Satan's bondage and captivity and setting them in paradise-Matt. 12:40, Heb.
2:14-15, 2 Pet. 2:17-22, Zech. 4:6, Isa. 42:18-22; And comforting those who
mourn (heavy hearted)- Matt. 5:4, Jn. 14:15-18, Rom. 8:17-25, Lk. 2:38.
The
Holy spirit is called the comforter and those who mourn in Zion or the church
as it is presently called receive beauty for ashes (a beautiful decoration);
Oil of joy for mourning; garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; They
are called the trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord (they will
flourish like oaks, or cedars of righteousness); They have four-fold restoration
(there will be restoration through building program or builders of old wastes,
gentile servants where those who were formally seen as outcasts and not
qualified will become God's adopted children, spiritual leaders where those
that are delivered becomes priests and ministers of God and exaltation and joy
from their degradation).
The
nature of deliverance brought to us in Christ is a complete package of redemption,
freedom and blessing. Apostle Paul calls it '' The glorious liberty of the sons
of God'' which the whole creation is expectantly waiting for, that will bring
about their deliverance from the bondage of corruption.
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