conversion, “Delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee” (Acts 26:17). This evil age is made up of unregenerate men. This deliverance is the fulfillment of Christ’s prayer to keep us from the evil one (John 17:15). 3. It Involves the Will of God (1:4c) The Son became man and entered the world to do the will of God (Heb. 10:7). As He approached the time of His crucifixion, He prayed, “… not as I will, but as thou wilt” (Matt. 26:39). God is not willing that any
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