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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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All right, please give your attention to the reading of God's Word,Ephesians chapter 1, verses 4 through 6. 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 predestined us for…
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…for you, I just want to be really honest with the text. What does it say? What does it set down in front of us? Another text says a similar thing.Ephesians chapter 1, verse 3 through 5. There Paul writes, Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ. What a couple of words that is. In…
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…This is God's eternal decree. This is God's divine wisdom before the foundations of the world. This is the immutable will of God, the creator. InEphesians 1 verses 3 through 6, we read that God has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ. As Christ is already seated at the right hand of…
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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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…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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…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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…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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…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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…we see this as unconditional love. It means that there are absolutely no factors that makes us considered worthy or unworthy of His salvation.Ephesians 1:4-6makes this point so clear. God chose us, Paul says, in Him. God chose us in Him before the foundation of the world that we should be holy and…
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…loved by God long before you did anything. Anything good or anything bad. Anything. Long before you drew breath, you were loved by God in Christ.Ephesians chapter 1, verses 3 through 6. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places. There's…
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…word of God went forth and it accomplished what? Exactly what it was intended to accomplish. As many as were appointed to eternal life believed.Ephesians, chapter 1, verses 3 through 6. Paul writes to the Ephesian believers, blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual…
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