hinckster Posted August 21, 2015 Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 Q4. According to the slave-ransom analogy, who is the slave? What is he enslaved by? Who offers the ransom? If Satan is involved in the enslaving process, why isn't the ransom paid to him? Why isn't the slave-ransom analogy spelled out completely in the New Testament? According to the slave-ransom analogy, we are all slaves to sin. If Satan is involved in the enslaving process, why isn't the ransom paid to him? No where in Scripture is Satan seen as the legitimate owner of sinful people. He keeps them in darkness and holds them in his deceitful power, but he is not their legitimate owner. He is a usurper and thief an accuser. Satan loses his power, not because he has been paid off, but because we have been forgiven. Why isn't the slave-ransom analogy spelled out completely in the New Testament? ince God "owns" us, the slave-ransom analogy breaks down at this point, since God paying a ransom to God confuses the picture. That's why the Bible authors drop it there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen Posted December 9, 2015 Report Share Posted December 9, 2015 Q4. According to the slave-ransom analogy, who is the slave? What is he enslaved by? Who offers the ransom? If Satan is involved in the enslaving process, why isn't the ransom paid to him? Why isn't the slave-ransom analogy spelled out completely in the New Testament? all who have sinned (all of us) Satan and his lies Jesus Satan has kept us in darkness and made us slaves to him. He has filled us with his lies. He does not own us unless we refuse to repent, then he has control over us until we do. He does not care about us, only himself. The ransom, the blood of Christ, is to satisfy the justice of God. Satan is defeated and receives nothing but God's justice for the evil he is and does. That justice will be eternity in hell. God Bless! Jen Romans 15:13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annelle Posted March 14, 2016 Report Share Posted March 14, 2016 According to the slave-ransom analogy, who is the slave? We are the slaves What is he enslaved by? We are enslaved by our sin Who offers the ransom? Jesus offered the ransom for all of us. If Satan is involved in the enslaving process, why isn't the ransom paid to him? Satan hates us. He will not accept a ransom and then let us go. No, he wants all men to perish in the fires of hell. I believe that the heavenly realm is much more complicated than we can understand and as such I trust in God and that He excecuted the perfect plan to save us. Why isn't the slave-ransom analogy spelled out completely in the New Testament? This question brings to mind another that is also not spelled out in the new testament. Explain the triune God. Remember God wants us to trust Him, have faith in Him. In His wisdom He decided that we do not need to know all the particulars. We just need to know that He loves us and that he is our provider and heavely Father. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Jerry Posted September 22, 2016 Report Share Posted September 22, 2016 According to the slave-ransom analogy, we are the slave to sin. Jesus Christ offers the ransom. The ransom is not paid to Satan because we are God’s people and He can do away with Satan whenever he wants to. The reason that the slave-ransom analogy isn’t spelled out in the New Testament is because it is only an analogy and like most analogy they break down in time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elaineer Posted March 22, 2017 Report Share Posted March 22, 2017 we are all slaves to sin.It is only through Jesus that we are set free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnMc13 Posted April 3, 2017 Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 Mankind is the slave. I think this slave-ransom analogy is clearly spelled out in the NT. When God created man, man was without sin and was present with God in the Garden. Man’s sin separated him from God. Mankind is now under the control of the devil from birth. A sacrificial system was immediately set up by God for man to atone for his sin, temporarily. God later came to make a covenant with His chosen people. They became slaves to the law and in turn God would give them His guidance, power and protection. Again, man broke this covenant. God made a new covenant with His people, by sending His Son to be our redeemer and Savior. Christ has truly set us free from slavery to the law. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Irving Posted June 29, 2018 Report Share Posted June 29, 2018 On 2/22/2003 at 11:02 PM, Pastor Ralph said: Q4. According to the slave-ransom analogy, who is the slave? What is he enslaved by? Who offers the ransom? If Satan is involved in the enslaving process, why isn't the ransom paid to him? Why isn't the slave-ransom analogy spelled out completely in the New Testament? Exposition Us Christians are the slaves. We are enslaved by sin and the lusts of the flesh. Jesus Christ is the ransom, He paid the price for our sins not His own. Jesus’s blood washes us from sin, that’s why none of the ransom is paid to Satan. The blood of Jesus frees us from the enslaving of the devil. The devil is constantly trying to make us feel so sinful that God will never forgive us, but he is a liar and we can’t fall into Satan’s control. The slave-ransom analogy is not completely spelled out in the New Testament because God wants us to have free will and choose life with Him and not to be slaves of the devil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crissy464 Posted March 23 Report Share Posted March 23 Everyone, we are enslave by sins, the ransom is offered by Jesus Christ. Jesus paid the orice by dieing for us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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