What is the pit of corruption mentioned in the Bible?
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The pit of corruption refers to the state of sin and spiritual death from which God delivers His elect.
In Isaiah 38:17, the 'pit of corruption' signifies the state of sin and spiritual death that all humanity inherits from Adam. This condition highlights our complete inability to save ourselves. The good news is that God provides deliverance from this pit through His grace. The love of God actively works to rescue the elect from their sinfulness and spiritual decay, ensuring that they are brought into the fullness of life through regeneration and faith in Christ Jesus. This deliverance is further affirmed by the resurrection, which promises that not only are we saved from this life of sin, but we are also assured of eternal life.
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