Tag Archives: Work of Mercy

Presence: You Can’t Be A Ransom If You Don’t Show Up In The Form Of The Captive

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Pastor Foley

Building on our preceding post we’re now laying out a four step Scriptural process for ransoming the captive. And there’s no way around it: Being a ransom–rather than paying a ransom–means showing up in person to our captive captors. (Remember, … Continue reading →

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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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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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