“That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,”
To rescue us from the hand of our enemies, and to enable us to serve him without fear — the purpose of the rescue is specifically to serve God without fear: the liberation is not for its own sake but for the worship it enables. Serve him without fear (adeos, fearlessly): the fear that prevents wholehearted service is removed when the enemy's threat is neutralized. The goal of salvation is not merely escape but worship — restored relationship with the God whose service is perfect freedom.
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