Because God came down from heaven as a man, suffered, died, and rose from the grave to go back up to heaven, He has been everywhere for us - including suffering in our place for sin to death to pay our debt! He took the sin that imprisoned us and imprisoned it instead of us in Hell. So He now also gives us who are His gifts by His Spirit who now live in us as new creations... This is mercy, grace, and love.
Ephesians 4:7-10
7 But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ 's gift. 8 Therefore He says: “When He ascended on high, He led captivity captive, And gave gifts to men.” 9 (Now this, “He ascended” — what does it mean but that He also first descended into the lower parts of the earth? 10 He who descended is also the One who ascended far above all the heavens, that He might fill all things.)
Colossians 2:15
Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it.
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