Ephesians 1:3-14, pt. 2

Jun 11, 2020

Dive into the blessings of redemption and forgiveness as the Apostle Paul highlights these gifts in Ephesians. Discover the profound concepts of divine sovereignty and the significance of the Holy Spirit, connecting New Testament themes with Old Testament prophecy. Embrace your identity in Christ and celebrate the unity it brings, enhancing both worship and daily living. This exploration encourages a deeper understanding of God’s plan, assuring believers of their inheritance and belonging.

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INSIGHT

Redemption Defined By Liberation Price

Redemption includes both paying a price and setting someone free, rooted in the slave market tradition.
Jesus' blood is the liberation price that frees believers from sin's bondage.

INSIGHT

God Lavishes Overflowing Grace

God's grace is not limited but lavishly and abundantly poured out on believers.
Paul emphasizes grace overflowing as a demonstration of divine generosity in Christ.

INSIGHT

God Reveals His Will To Believers

God reveals the mystery of His will to believers with wisdom and insight, inviting them into His divine plan.
This revelation is a gracious act that includes believers in God's strategic universe-wide purpose.

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Ephesians 1:3-14

3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, 4 just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him. In love 5 He predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the kind intention of His will, 6 to the praise of the glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed on us in the Beloved. 7 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace 8 which He lavished on us. In all wisdom and insight 9 He made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His kind intention which He purposed in Him 10 with a view to an administration suitable to the fullness of the times, that is, the summing up of all things in Christ, things in the heavens and things on the earth. In Him 11 also we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to His purpose who works all things after the counsel of His will, 12 to the end that we who were the first to hope in Christ would be to the praise of His glory. 13 In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation—having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise, 14 who is given as a pledge of our inheritance, with a view to the redemption of God’s own possession, to the praise of His glory.

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