The pattern of God choosing the “unexpected” candidate highlights the biblical theme that divine election is not based on human status or merit, but on God’s purposes and the character that emerges through testing and growth.
What does the Bible say about Demas? In just a few verses, the New Testament sketches the rise and fall of a once-promising disciple. Demas begins as a valued companion and “fellow worker” of Paul, only to later desert the apostle out of love for the world.
In conclusion, salvation is the broad deliverance from sin and death, the restoration of relationship with God, and the promise of eternal life. Redemption is the specific act of liberation through the payment of a price, with Jesus’ sacrificial death as the ultimate ransom.
At the heart of Paul’s argument is the cross of Christ. He reminds the Galatians that Jesus’ crucifixion was the ultimate demonstration of God’s love and the only source of their righteousness. To rely on the law is to “nullify the grace of God” (Galatians 2:21).
By defeating Leviathan, God shows that no force—whether natural, supernatural, or human—can ultimately resist the divine will. The act of punishing Leviathan is thus a reassurance to the faithful that God is in control, even when the world seems threatened by chaos and evil.