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Ephesians 1:4–5 · BSB
1:4 For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love
1:5 He predestined us for adoption as His sons through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of His will,
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…are so many texts in Scripture instructing and commanding us of the supreme importance of giving glory to God, but here are just a few. Paul inEphesians 1, verse 4-6proclaimed, In love he predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to himself, according to the kind intention of his will. Here's what…
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…you've done or not yet done, but simply for who you are, His child. Just as Jesus is loved by the father, you too are a beloved child of God. InEphesians chapter 1 verse 3 through 6, Paul writes, all praise to God the father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms…
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…sin. However, more than that, you and I are unified in the fact that we can be and we are redeemed through the power of Jesus. Look what it says inEphesians chapter 1, verses 3 through 8. Praise 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. For…
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…Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will— to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves.’ (Ephesians 1:3-6) What is our vision for the church - how do we believe she should be? Through this ‘God’s vision for the church series’, we are exploring various…
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…then having set his love on them, God predestines them or predetermines their glorious destiny before creating them. This is how Paul puts it in inEphesians chapter 1 verses 3 to 5, where he writes, Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the…
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…Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will— to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves.’ (Ephesians 1:4-6) iii. Holy and dearly loved Holy means to be chosen and set apart by God for His purposes. Holy and dearly loved tells every Christian that their…
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…of the gospel is that Jesus chooses to come to us in our sin and make us righteous, just as a doctor comes with the intention of making us well. InEphesians 1, verses 3 to 8, we get confirmation of this. It says, This wasn't a chore for Jesus. It didn't go against the grain of his will. Jesus' love caused him to make us…
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…get there. And then the last reference or last key text on the doctrine of adoption is Romans chapter 8 verses 14-17. Romans chapter 8, 14-17. SoEphesians chapter 1, verses 3-6. Galatians chapter 4, verses 3-7. And then Romans chapter 8, verses 14-17. Let me read now in Ephesians 1, 3-6. It says, "Blessed be the God and…
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…So left to ourselves, we cannot even seek God, much less repent and believe in him. But here's the good news. The gospel, right? Paul tells us inEphesians chapter 1, verses 4 through 5, that God chose us, right? God chose the believers. In Christ, he goes on, He chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world, that we should…
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…These people made of both Jew and Gentile, by that very grace, through faith, receive the righteousness of God and are saved. Let's look atEphesians chapter 1, verse 4 through 5. It says this even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love, he…
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…always to give thanks to you, Thessalonians, brothers, beloved by the Lord, because God chose you as the first fruits to be saved. This big one,Ephesians 1:4-5. God chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before Him. In love, He predestined us for adoption…
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…That's pretty easy for us, right? Because he was like 2,000 years ago. But no one did. No one ever did. In fact, if we look at a scripture inEphesians chapter 1, verses 4 through 5, it says, even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes. God decided in advance to…
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…That's pretty easy for us, right? Because he was like 2,000 years ago. But no one did. No one ever did. In fact, if we look at a scripture inEphesians chapter 1, verses 4 through 5, it says, even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes. God decided in advance to…
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…must earn people's love somehow. I wanna tell you this beautiful truth. You've been loved by a love that has existed long before you were around.Ephesians 1:4-5says, in love, God chose us before the foundations of the earth for this purpose, to be adopted to Himself as sons and as daughters through Jesus…
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This morning,Ephesians 1, verses 3 through 6. Let me read it for us. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the…
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…on the front end. There are no only children in this room if you've given your life to Jesus. Because you you have been adopted into God's family.Ephesians chapter 1, verses 4 through 5says that long before he laid the foundations of the earth, God decided to adopt you into his family through Jesus Christ. It's what he had planned…
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…on the front end. There are no only children in this room if you've given your life to Jesus. Because you you have been adopted into God's family.Ephesians chapter 1, verses 4 through 5says that long before he laid the foundations of the earth, God decided to adopt you into his family through Jesus Christ. It's what he had planned…
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…to think that you are loved in that kind of way by God. You are loved. The message of the psalm is that you are anticipated. And you can read inEphesians chapter 1 verses 3 to 5. Where you'll find that that anticipation started before God even created the earth. Your arrival is being prepared for even now. John chapter 14…
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…fatherhood also becomes prominent and clear. It's mentioned a couple of times in the Old Testament. It becomes explicit in the New Testament. InEphesians 1 verses 3 to 10, the Father sends the Son to save us from our sin that we might become God's adopted sons and daughters. In John 1, 12 and 13, we see that when we…
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…become incredibly gracious and incredibly kind when you realize that God has done that for you. As a matter of fact, the apostle Paul says this inEphesians chapter 1, verses 3 through 6. Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavens. Now, notice this in…
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