<p>1:13&nbsp;<i>W</i><i>ho delivered us out of the power of darkness</i><i>- </i>&quot;Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness (cp. Egypt, 1 Pet. 2:9,10), and hath translated us into the Kingdom of His dear son; in whom we have (now) redemption through His blood... for by Him were all things created (the new, spiritual creation of believers is finished in prospect) ... you... now hath he reconciled... <i>if</i> ye continue in the faith... whereunto I also labour, striving...&quot; (Col. 1:13,14,16,21,23,29). This shows how our comprising the Kingdom in prospect is dependent upon our continued personal effort. The contention is sometimes made in discussion with those who wrongly believe that the Kingdom in its full sense is the church of today that &quot;into&quot; in Col.1:13 can mean 'for'. However, the Greek preposition <i>eis</i> means 'in the interior, into, indicating the point reached or entered' (Strong). Thus Phillip and the Eunuch &quot;went down both into (Gk: <i>eis</i>) the water&quot; (Acts 8:38)- from which we correctly argue that baptism is by full immersion into water. However, it is true that at times 'eis' is translated with the idea of 'towards', although this is not its primary meaning. The rest of the quotation from Col. 1 made above would suggest that we should understand 'eis' here in its normal meaning.</p><p><i>And translated us into the kingdom of the Son of His love</i>- Used of the removing of people from one nation to another, as in the exile of the Jews to Babylon and thence back to Judah. The language of Judah's restoration is so often applied to what has happened to the believers. But the idea presented in :12 is of us receiving the lot or inheritance of the saints- suggesting the allusion is at least equally to the bringing of Israel out of Egypt through baptism, to receive an inheritance in Canaan.</p>