Tag Archives: Ransoming the Captive

There Are Countless Captivities But Always The Same Ransom

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Pastor Foley

By placing the Work of Mercy of ransoming the captive within the fullness of the Scriptural context we’ve come to see in our posts this month how: ransoming the captive is actually a ministry of ransoming the captor (who is … Continue reading →

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Why Neither Nonviolence Nor Violence Are Ever The Right Strategies: The Great Insight That All Great Men Of History Can Only Ever Get From Jesus

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Pastor Foley

You might be surprised to see a piece on nonviolence materialize smack in the center of a month of posts on ransoming the captive, but this is actually right where it belongs. Or, more accurately, doesn’t belong. Because on the basis of … Continue reading →

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

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Pastor Foley

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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