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I have been chosen . 4 just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, 5 having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will , (Eph. 1:4-5)
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I have been chosen • 4 just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, 5 having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, (Eph. 1:4-5) • 7 that having been justified by His grace we should become heirs according to the hope of eternal life. (Titus 3:7)
I am Special • 9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.(1 Peter 2:9) • 18….to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’ (Acts 26:18) • 14 “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden.15 Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. (Matt 5:14,15) • 5Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God. 6 He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant (2 Corinthians 3:5-6)
I have a new life • 17Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come:[a] The old has gone, the new is here! (2 Cor 5:17) • 13 I can do all this through him who gives me strength. (Phil 4:13) • 7For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. (2 Tim 1:7)