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God’s Will. The Surpassing Riches of His Grace. Ephesians 1.5: He predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the kind intention of His will … 1.9: He made known to us the mystery of His will , according to His kind intention which He purposed in Him…
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The Surpassing Riches of His Grace Ephesians 1.5: He predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the kind intention of His will… 1.9: He made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His kind intention which He purposed in Him… 1.11: we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to His purpose who works all things after the counsel of His will…
Who is Paul Addressing? He predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the kind intention of His will… Believers! Those in Christ The Church …to the saints who are at Ephesus, and who are faithful in Christ Jesus: Bride/Church position condition
The PredestinedPlan, Position, and Purposeof the Church 1.3-4: 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, just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before Him. …that He might present to Himself the church in all her glory, having no spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that she should be holy and blameless. Ephesians 5.27
In Christ Jesus In the Lord In Christ In Him In Whom The Bride through Jesus In Christ In the Beloved In Christ In Him In Whom His Body via His blood In Whom In Him In Himself The Church In Christ In Christ In Christ In Him through Christ In Christ In Christ In Him with Christ In Him In Christ
How is a person “In Christ”? “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, 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.”
every spiritual blessing chosen BFW to be holy made alive The Unfathomable Richesof Christ predestined to adoption raised w/ Christ grace freely bestowed seated w/ Christ redemption via His blood riches of grace forgiveness of trespasses kindness toward us grace lavished upon us His workmanship revealed mystery of will created for good works predestined to inheritance brought near by blood hope in Christ growing N2 holy temple sealed in Him w/ H. S. dwelling of God God’s own possession fellow heirs His inheritance N the saints partake of promises His power toward us 3.10 bold & confident access light in the Lord
Why Has God Done This? …in order that in the ages to come He might show the surpassing riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. Ephesians 2.7 …in order that the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known through the church to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly places. Ephesians 3.10
I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe. Ephesians 1.18-19
…that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man; so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God. Ephesians 3.16-19
Now to Him who is able to do exceeding abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us, to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen.