Episode: Delivered from the Domain of Darkness

Saved from What? Saved for What?

What problem is the Gospel actually solving?

For many Christians, the answer seems obvious: forgiveness of sins. But what if the apostles were telling a much bigger story?

In this episode, we explore how the New Testament repeatedly describes salvation as deliverance from death, the kingdom of darkness, the power of the devil, and entrance into the Kingdom of Christ. We ask whether later theological assumptions have led many of us to reinterpret these passages before we've allowed them to speak on their own terms.

Rather than beginning with debates between Protestants, Catholics, and Orthodox Christians, this episode asks a more fundamental question:

Did the apostles mean what they wrote?

We'll examine passage ...