The Unbinding: God's Redemptive Design for Progressive Emancipation

You Have Been Raised to Life. Now It Is Time to Be Made Free.

When Jesus called Lazarus out of the tomb, the dead man came forth alive—but he was still bound in grave clothes. Jesus therefore gave a further command: “Loose him, and let him go” (John 11:44).

This remarkable encounter provides the central picture for The Unbinding.

Being born again is not the end of God's redemptive work in a believer; it is the beginning of a journey of progressive emancipation. While the human spirit receives new life through faith in Christ, the soul must undergo transformation through the Word and the ministry of the Holy Spirit.

In this thought-provoking book, D. C. Lawrence Chinaka explores God's threefold design of salvation: instantaneous salvation of the spirit, progressive salvation of the soul, and ultimate salvation involving the body and the fullness of God's redemptive purpose.

Through five insightful chapters—Total Rescue, The Wake-up Call, Addressing the Stench, The Great Unwrapping, and Partnering with the Spirit—the author examines the spiritual grave clothes of the past, the influence of human nature, the refining work of life's challenges, and the believer's responsibility to cooperate with the Holy Spirit.

Drawing from the story of Lazarus and Israel's journey from Egypt through the wilderness, this book reveals that spiritual growth is a process of transformation. God's purpose is not merely to rescue people from darkness, but to develop them into the likeness of Christ, so that His life and glory may find expression through them.

You may have received new life, but are you walking in the freedom of that life?

The Unbinding is an invitation to move beyond the experience of salvation into the transforming journey of grace, spiritual maturity, and progressive freedom.

It is a valuable resource for believers, pastors, teachers, and every Christian who desires to see Christ formed in the saints.

You have been called out of the grave. Now allow the Holy Spirit to loose you from the grave clothes.