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God Favored, 1:2

God Favored, 1:2. “ Grace is free sovereign favor to the ill-deserving.” 1 Tim.1:13-14 Triple emphasis (1:6, 12, 14) Result: peace, 1:2 – . Blessed us , 1:6. Saved us , 2:5. Who? 2:14. What? 2:15. How? 2:17. God Blessed (in Christ) 1:3. Physical blessings on all, Ac.14:17

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God Favored, 1:2

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  1. God Favored, 1:2 • “Grace is free sovereign favor to the ill-deserving.” 1 Tim.1:13-14 • Triple emphasis (1:6, 12, 14) • Result: peace, 1:2 – Blessed us, 1:6 Saved us, 2:5 Who? 2:14 What? 2:15 How? 2:17

  2. God Blessed (in Christ) 1:3 • Physical blessings on all, Ac.14:17 • Spiritual blessings, Ro.15:27 • Every spiritual blessing: total, whole “In Him” (35x) Ep.1:3, 6-7, 9-13 Gal.3: 26, you are…in Christ 27, for you were baptized

  3. God chose, 1:4 (1/2) • He had chosen Israel, Dt.7:6-7; Ac.13:17 • Jesus was His chosen One, Lk.9:35 • God chose apostles, Ac.1:24 (Lk.6:13) • He chose ‘us’ • He chose us ‘in Him’ • He chose us…‘before foundation of world’ • He chose us ‘to be holy and w/o blame before Him’

  4. God chose, 1:4 (2/2) Many invited,few kept Mt.22 • Chosen “In Him” Make sure calling & election2 Pt.1:10

  5. God predestined, 1:5 1/2 • “The act whereby God is believed to have foreordained all things” • “Relegation of all souls either to salvation or to damnation by this act” • “The doctrine that God has foreor-dained all things, esp. the salvation of individual souls” – Webster • “Calvinism: God chooses the believer” • “Arminianism: believer chooses God”

  6. God predestined, 1:5 2/2 “Decide beforehand, predetermine” • Ro.8:29, to be conformed to Son • Ro.8:30, if predestined, called (2 Th.2) • Ac.4:28, to do what God had planned • Ep.1:5, for adoption as sons… • Ga.3:26-27; 4:1-7 • Ep.1:4, that we should be holy… • God wants all saved (1 Tim.2:4; 2 Pt.3:9) • God is impartial (Lk.24:47; Ac.10:34-35)

  7. God Forgives, 1:7 • To remove the guilt resulting from wrongdoing—to pardon. Ro.6:23 What? Blood Mt.26:28 When? Baptism Ac.2:38 “for the forgivenessof sins” God left us to our devicesto show our need (v.10)

  8. God Sealed, 1:13 • “We were the first to hope” (12): Jews • “You also…were sealed”: Gentiles Acts 2 H. S. baptism (Jews) Acts 10 H. S. baptism (Gentiles) “No difference” (Ac.15:8-9) No one can preach “Jews only” (Ac.11) Ro.8:14-17

  9. Saints, Faithful, Favored, Blessed, Chosen, W/o blemish, Predestined, Adopted, Redeemed, Forgiven, Sealed 1.Describe people who are the church • W/o blemish, 1:4 = 5:27 2. Lord’s church: inclusive / exclusive • Rv.22:17 • Ac.5; 1 Co.5; Rv.2-3 3. God adds saved to His church, Ac.2

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