I will deliver you from the Jewish people, as well as from the Gentiles, to whom I now send you, to open their eyes, in order to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in Me.'
Acts 26:17-18

Last time we considered that there is more to being saved than just forgiveness of sin. That first bonus (yesterday’s blog) is that the saved have eyes to see what they could not see before they were born again.

In this second installment, we will consider that in addition to forgiveness, the redeemed are “turned from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God.” Stated differently, the redeemed no longer walk in spiritual darkness and are no longer under the spiritual sway of sin and Satan. Paul says it this way in Romans 6: Though we were slaves to sin, once we are saved we are free from that bondage (paraphrased).

But as Paul also states in Romans 6 that we are not free to sin. Instead, we are slaves to righteousness (v.16-22), rendering us free to obey the Lord. And with that freedom we are likewise empowered to live righteously in the power of the indwelling Holy Spirit instead of languishing under the power of sin, our flesh, and Satan.

Forgiveness is great, but the freedom from bondage to sin makes salvation that much greater!