Tomato Puree Leather ** We have been qualified

Colossians 1: 12 - 14

giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light.
He has delivered 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. 

In this prayer Paul is giving thanks to God because he knows that these believers have been qualified by the father… As verse 12 clearly declares: “who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints…”

This qualification means that all the conditions have been met which entitle a born-again believer to claim their full standing as one of God's chosen people…

I want to emphasize that it says nothing here about us feeling qualified for heaven…

No one rightly feels qualified…

In fact, Feelings don't come into it… And actually, relying on our feelings at this point would give us the wrong assurance.

Notice that it says that it is ~ God the Father who qualifies us.

Then as we read on, we’re told that our Father has delivered us from the kingdom of darkness and has transferred us, into the Kingdom of His Son.

The word "Transferred" indicates a complete change of residency.

It’s a past tense event… not something we still need to seek.

Through the Cross of Christ these powers of darkness have been forced to give up their prey… we were once held captive, but now have been released… rescued… and transferred to the Kingdom of His Son…

Forgiveness flows from the cross where Christ not only cancelled our debt…

but also disarmed our enemy…

It affects the past and the present… Nothing can surpass or supplement the forgiveness of sins.

This is because the sovereign rule of Christ is present where there is forgiveness of sins… and with forgiveness of sins… everything… …life and God’s blessings has in fact been granted.

How has the Father qualified us?

He has rescued us from darkness to light.

He has transferred us from slavery to sonship.

And He has redeemed us from condemnation to forgiveness.

 
God bless, I look forward to hearing from you!