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Spiritual Blessings in Christ 3Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.4For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love5he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will– 6to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves.7In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace8that he lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding.9And he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ,10to be put into effect when the times will have reached their fulfillment–to bring all things in heaven and on earth together under one head, even Christ.11In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will,12in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory.13And you also were included in Christ when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. Having believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit,14who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God's possession–to the praise of his glory.
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Sonbum  - (eBible Evangelist) 11 months ago.
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Does not imply that only a select few are chosen to be saved, but speaks of the manner in which a person becomes a Christian.
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Jedi_Veteran - (eBible Evangelist) 7 months ago.
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Ephesians 1:3-15: (“Start Point”- Type: Eph 1:3 Click: “Search Bible”)Plaese read my notes on this section of Scriptures.
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WileECoyote - (eBible Scholar) 7 months ago.
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God in His omnipresence saw from the beginning who was going to be saved. He wants everybody to come to know Christ, but we have a free will and He saw from the very beginning who was going to accept Jesus and who was not going to accept Jesus. ... He does not pick and choose, but He already knows who is going to accept His Son, and who is not.
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Ron_H - (eBible Novice) 8 months ago.
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What moved Him to predestinate the elect to the praise of His glory?
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TheBaptistCommentary - (eBible Enthusiast) 10 months ago.
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The chosen of God were predestinated to be adopted as children, when He also predetermined that “in due time Christ [would die] for the ungodly“. Therefore, Christ’s predetermined death was the event which resulted in the predetermined adoption, of this predetermined group of ungodly people.
God first chose a people unto Himself. He then predetermined that Christ would die for this elect people. In doing so, He also predetermined that this group of people would be adopted, according to the good pleasure of His will. This means that His benevolence decided His actions. God’s own desire to do good was the driving force behind His decision to provide this gift, which is given freely. This is the core of free grace. It could not be any more plainly stated.
Secondly, Paul says, “wherein“, meaning in this same respect, they are also made acceptable in the beloved. It was God who made us accepted, through the sacrifice of Christ for our sins. This does not occur when we believe, but must occur beforehand. Note carefully how Paul builds upon this truth. Next he teaches that as a result of this adoption, we have also “obtained an inheritance“. I use Paul’s exact wording because this conveys ownership without possession. It simply means that the person has been allotted a portion of the Fathers estate. This is the same manner that I have bequeathed my estate to my children through a will. They will not take possession until I have passed away, and they have reached the age of twenty-one. The person, having been adopted as a child, has been added to the legal declaration of how God wishes his estate to be handled. They will take possession when they depart this world, either by physical death or on the last day. This is the foundation of the gospel, the corner stone upon which we are called to place our trust and belief. And in Ephesians 1:13-14, Paul will reveal how a person can take immediate possession of the “the earnest of our inheritance” - a small amount given in advance.
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