Sovereign Father God, initiates your Salvation through Christ

by | Posted September 8th at 2:42am

As we begin chapter 1 of Ephesians, it becomes clear that our God and Father of Jesus predestined each Christian to be brought into belief in Christ as their Saviour. (John 14:6)

The Father has blessed us in Christ.

Ephesians 1:3: Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places…

The Father has chosen us in Christ to enable us to be holy before Him.

Ephesians 1:4: …even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him…

The Father in love predestined us for adoption to Himself through Christ.

Ephesians 1:4-5: In love he predestined us for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will…

The Father in love predestined us to be redeemed from a life of sin, in his Beloved son, Christ.

Ephesians 1: 6-8: …to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved. In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight…

The Father has made known the mystery of His will, as His purpose for mankind, designed to be accomplished by His Son Jesus Christ.

Ephesians 1: 9: …making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his purpose which he set forth in Christ…

The Father has a predestined plan to adopt his chosen elect children to be a united family of believers, by believing in, and adhering to His Son Jesus Christ.

Ephesians 1: 10: ...as a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth. In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will…

The Father has adopted children to put their hope in His Son, Jesus Christ, and bring praise to His Sovereignty over His created beings.

Ephesians 1:12: …so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory…

God has ordained that to receive your inheritance of eternal life, He must first awaken you to hear the Gospel via His Holy Spirit. Upon believing in Jesus Christ, we are sealed by His Spirit as enter in as part of His family.

Ephesians 1:13-14: In him [Christ] you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.

If the Father chose us in Christ intending to represent holy living and godliness in Him, He will achieve this through sanctification as His Spirit leads us to overcome temptation: No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it. (1 Corinthians 10:13 ESV)

For further Teaching about Sanctification: Assurance of Salvation

^{The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2016), Eph 1:3–14.}

Article posted by Glen R. Jackman, founder of GraceProclaimed.org

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