Deliverance From the Power and Penalty of Sin [annotated, Updated]: Biblical Answers for Those Willing to Admit That They Are Sinners and Yet Truly Desire to Follow Christ

Giving thanks unto the Father, . . . Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son. (Colossians 1:12-13)

Awake! Awake! slumbering church, and clothe yourself with the garments of your Lord’s salvation and righteousness. He waits to be gracious to you. Return unto your first love before the candlestick is removed. Purge the “leaven” of wickedness and dishonesty from your midst. Spurn the “honey” of the world, and let us cleanse our garments from the stains of seeking pleasure, commercialism, and worldliness. Let us refrain from the entertainment, moneymaking craze that is now resting upon us. Let us deny ourselves, take up our cross, and follow Christ.

Table of ContentsThe Wisdom of God in the CrossThe Love of God in the CrossThe Power of God in the CrossIf Any Man SinHe Is Faithful to CleanseGod’s FaithfulnessGod’s IndwellingWhom are You Serving?Spiritual LawsIn Dark PlacesOffensesVictory or Defeat?Pressing On for the PrizeThe Test of FaithHaving Done All, to StandThe Coming of the Lord
About the Author
Orson R. Palmer was born during the beginning of the Civil War. His father enlisted in the war, and sadly never returned to his family. Palmer married Elizabeth A. Watkins in 1887, and they welcomed a daughter in 1895. Palmer started a business, was a superintendent of a Sunday school and taught Sunday school classes, became an author, founded and pastored a Berachah Church in Philadelphia, helped launch IFMA (now CrossGlobal Link), and served as director for AIM. Palmer died on June 5, 1939, from lymphatic leukemia and myocarditis.