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Where Do I Fit In?

Where Do I Fit In?. “9 Miraculous Blessings”. Where Do I Fit In?. Blessings of God , the Father. I. CHOSEN BY GOD (1:4) “ CHOSEN ” means “to pick out, choose, or choose out for one’s self” “ pumili para sa sarili ng isang tao ”

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Where Do I Fit In?

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  1. Where Do I Fit In? “9 Miraculous Blessings”

  2. Where Do I Fit In? Blessings of God, the Father I. CHOSEN BY GOD (1:4) “CHOSEN” means “to pick out, choose, or choose out for one’s self” “pumili para sasarili ng isangtao” THE “TIME” OF THIS CHOICE...“before the foundation of the world” THE “OBJECTS” OF THIS CHOICE... Unconditional and final, in the sense that God already knows those who will persevere to the end… D. THE “PURPOSE” OF THIS CHOICE... “that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love”… Greenhills Christian Fellowship

  3. Where Do I Fit In? Blessings of God, the Father • II. PREDESTINED BY GOD (1:5-6a) • “PREDESTINED”...means: • “to predetermine, decide beforehand” • B. THE SUBJECTS OF GOD’S “PREDESTINATION” • Paul simply says “us” • C. THE PURPOSE OF GOD’S “PREDESTINATION” • ...“adoption as sons” • D. THE BASIS OF GOD’S PREDESTINATION • “according to the good pleasure of His will” Greenhills Christian Fellowship

  4. I. CHOSEN BY GOD (1:4) “CHOSEN” means “to pick out, choose, or choose out for one’s self” “pumili para sasarili ng isangtao” B. THE “TIME” OF THIS CHOICE...“before the foundation of the world” C. THE “OBJECTS” OF THIS CHOICE... Unconditional and final, in the sense that God already knows those who will persevere to the end… D. THE “PURPOSE” OF THIS CHOICE... “that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love”… Where Do I Fit In? Blessings of God, the Father • III. ACCEPTED BY GOD (1:6b) • “ACCEPTED” means: • To be highly favored; To cover with grace, to surround with favor; To honor with blessings • THE BASIS UPON WHICH WE ARE “ACCEPTED” • “in Christ” 1:3 Greenhills Christian Fellowship

  5. Where Do I Fit In? Blessings of God, the Son IV. GOD HAS REDEEMEDUS Through Jesus Christ (7a) • “REDEMPTION”... means “a releasing effected by payment of ransom”. John 8:36 • OUR REDEMPTION IS “THROUGH HIS (CHRIST’S) BLOOD”... The price paid in order to redeem us was the blood of Jesus - 1 Peter 1:18-19 Greenhills Christian Fellowship

  6. Where Do I Fit In? Blessings of God, the Son V. GOD HAS FORGIVEN US (7b-8) • “FORGIVENESS”? to “release from bondage or imprisonment” • WHAT HAS BEEN FORGIVEN? Our “sins” (trespasses)... “a sideslip (lapse or deviation)” • THE BASIS FOR “REDEMPTION” AND “FORGIVENESS”? Is God’s grace... “According to the riches of his grace” 7c Greenhills Christian Fellowship

  7. I. CHOSEN BY GOD (1:4) “CHOSEN” means “to pick out, choose, or choose out for one’s self” “pumili para sasarili ng isangtao” B. THE “TIME” OF THIS CHOICE...“before the foundation of the world” C. THE “OBJECTS” OF THIS CHOICE... Unconditional and final, in the sense that God already knows those who will persevere to the end… D. THE “PURPOSE” OF THIS CHOICE... “that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love”… Where Do I Fit In? Blessings of God, the Son VI. GOD HAS REVEALED HIS WILL TO US (9-10) • “HE HAS MADE KNOWN To us the mystery of His will”... • THE “WILL OF GOD” That is now revealed pertains to what God had planned to accomplish in Jesus Christ... Greenhills Christian Fellowship

  8. I. CHOSEN BY GOD (1:4) “CHOSEN” means “to pick out, choose, or choose out for one’s self” “pumili para sasarili ng isangtao” B. THE “TIME” OF THIS CHOICE...“before the foundation of the world” C. THE “OBJECTS” OF THIS CHOICE... Unconditional and final, in the sense that God already knows those who will persevere to the end… D. THE “PURPOSE” OF THIS CHOICE... “that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love”… Where Do I Fit In? Blessings of God, the Son VII. GOD HAS GIVEN US AN INHERITANCE (11-12) • “OBTAINED AN INHERITANCE” Or “made a heritage” • THIS INHERITANCE IS PART OF GOD’S “PREDESTINATION”. Just as God “predetermined” that those in Christ would receive “adoption as sons” (Ep1:5), • THE END RESULT IN RECEIVING THIS INHERITANCE? “That we...should be to the praise of His glory”. Greenhills Christian Fellowship

  9. Blessings of God, the Holy Spirit VIII. THE HOLY SPIRIT IS OUR “SEAL” (13) SEAL”: to set a seal upon, mark with a seal, to seal up HOW IS THE HOLY SPIRIT OUR “SEAL”? In Romans 8:16, the Spirit Himself “bears witness” that we are children of God (guarantees our genuine character), the evidence that we are truly Christ’s (i.e. a mark of ownership Greenhills Christian Fellowship

  10. Blessings of God, the Holy Spirit IX. THE HOLY SPIRIT IS OUR “GUARANTEE” (14) THE HOLY SPIRIT IS A “GUARANTEE OF OUR INHERITANCE”... God has given the Holy Spirit in our hearts as a “deposit” HE SERVES AS SUCH “Until the redemption of the purchased possession”... Greenhills Christian Fellowship

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