Jesus has brought out of a dungeon of darkness and fear into abundant life.

Jesus has brought out of a dungeon of darkness and fear into abundant life.

“Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him quickly out of the dungeon” (Gen 1:14)

“He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love” (Col 1:13)

“He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives” (Lk 4:18)

“Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.” (Gal 5:1)

“And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free [eleutheroo]…Therefore if the Son makes you free [eleutheroo], you shall be free [eleutheros] indeed.” (Jn 8:32,36)

“For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear” (Rom 8:15)

“For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil.” (1Jn 3:8)

“He Himself likewise shared in the same, that through death He might destroy him who had the power of death, that is, the devil” (Heb 2:14)

“There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear [phobos], because fear [phobos] involves torment. But he who fears [phobeo] has not been made perfect in love.” (1Jn 4:18)

“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.” (Ex 20:2)

“I am the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.” (Deut 5:6)

“but because the LORD loves you, and because He would keep the oath which He swore to your fathers, the LORD has brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you from the house of bondage, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.” (Deut 7:8)

“Thus says the LORD God of Israel: I brought you up from Egypt and brought you out of the house of bondage” (Judg 6:8)

“For we were slaves. Yet our God did not forsake us in our bondage; but He extended mercy to us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to revive us, to repair the house of our God, to rebuild its ruins, and to give us a wall in Judah and Jerusalem.” (Ezra 9:9)

“It shall come to pass in the day the LORD gives you rest from your sorrow, and from your fear and the hard bondage in which you were made to serve” (Isa 14:3)

“to open their eyes, in order to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness [aphesis] of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in Me.” (Acts 26:18)

“For I brought you up from the land of Egypt, I redeemed you from the house of bondage” (Mic 6:4)

Reading: 40-42; Lk 24