“to the praise of His glorious grace, with which He has blessed us in the Beloved.” + Ephesians 1:6 In my previous blog (Sons, Through the Son) I talked about verse five in Ephesians chapter one. I discussed two driving forces of God’s purpose for adopting us into His family – His love and His will. The […]
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Sons, Through the Son
“In love [5] He predestined us for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of His will.” + Ephesians 1:5 Christian, God is not angry with you. He is not mad at you. He is not upset with you. He is not disappointed with you. He doesn’t regret saving you. He is […]
In Christ, All Things
“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.” + Ephesians 1:3 In Christ, God, our Father holds nothing from us. We receive EVERY spiritual blessing in the heavenly places. He keeps no good thing back. Freely he has […]
By the Will of God
“Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God” – Ephesians 1:1a Simple, yet profound word choice Paul uses in the greeting of his letter to the church at Ephesus. Paul is an apostle of Christ Jesus, by the will of God. Paul is who he is, because it is God’s will. How […]