Monthly Archives: October 2012

First Rule Of Ransoming: Always Ransom The One Who Is Most Captive, Namely, The Captor

Three Scriptures receive virtually no attention in the study of the Work of Mercy of ransoming the captive and yet are indispensable to it. The first is 1 Timothy 1:12-16 (ESV), where Paul doxologizes: 12 I thank him who has given me … Continue reading

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The Only Currency That’s Accepted Where Sin And Death Are Involved Is Divine Life

Keep in mind as you read the sentence that follows that I get paid to travel around the world teaching Christian ministries how to raise money: When it comes to ransoming the captive, money is part of the problem, not … Continue reading

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Here’s Why You Should Never Rescue People From Prison Or Brothels By Paying Off Their Captors

These days, the most natural connotation of the phrase “ransoming the captive” involves well-meaning Christians raising money to pay off governments, gangs, pimps, and prison guards to release their unjustly-held victims, typically either sex-trafficked women or Christians imprisoned for their … Continue reading

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