The Praise of His Grace
Every new creature in Christ β EXISTS as a new creature β because, for, and to the praise of the glory of His grace. Ephesians 1
This truth was given to set the tone and spirit of the letter to the faithful saints in Ephesus.
In case you missed it, it goes like this: Every new creature in Christ β EXIST as new creature β because, for, and to the praise of the glory of His grace. Ephesians 1
Who then is to exist to the praise of the glory of His grace?
The saints, who are faithful in Christ Jesus, who have been:
BLESSED, by the Father, in Christ Jesus, with every unseen and spiritual blessing in the heavens.
CHOSEN, by the Father, in Christ, before time began, to be appropriately and sufficiently covered in Christ's perfect love, righteousness, and sinlessness.
PREDESTINED, by the Father, for adoption, to Himself, by the grace gift of Jesus.
ACCEPTED, by the Father, through His redeeming grace, provided through His Beloved Son.
REDEEMED, by Jesus, through His perfect life and sacrifice.
PURCHASED, by Jesus, through His substitutionary death.
FORGIVEN, by the Father, through the lifeblood of Jesus.
Now, those faithful brethren, who have been chosen, predestined, accepted, redeemed, purchased, and forgiven have an incorruptible INHERITANCE, through Jesus, according to the counsel of the good pleasure of the Father's eternal will.
That each one... from those who trusted Him from the beginning to those who would be sealed by the Holy Spirit, receiving the guarantee of His everlasting assurance, should ALL, at every point and phase of their lives, through His redeeming grace, EXISTS to the praise of His glory.
Let's SUM it up like this:
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