Read Ephesians 1:3-14
1. In Christ, we are blessed with every spiritual blessing
3 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,
Spiritual: Gr. “pneumatikos” (from pneuma) = a current of air , wind, the breath (God’s or human’s).
“The ‘wind’ of God and man is the ‘breath’, but from a Hebraic perspective, the breath is not just the exchange of air in the lungs, it is the person’s driving force, which directs and leads him on his journey through life. (Benner, Jeff A. - The Living Words - Volume 1)
Blessing: Gr. “eulogia” = eu + logos = speak well
Blessing from Hebrew means “to bend the knee to present a gift.”
See the connection: to bend the knee to present a gift, a “well speech”.
To Speak to bless: Eph 5:25-27 (NKJV)
25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her, 26 that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word, 27 that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish.
2. In Christ, we are Predestined to adoption as sons
5 having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,
11 …being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will,
We are family of God.
We can call Him our Father in Heaven
We belong to Him
We can come to Him through Jesus, our Savior
HIS will -
Romans 8:28-31 (NIV)
28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
29 For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.
30 And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified.
31 What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against us?
3. In Christ, we are accepted!
6 to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He has made us accepted in the Beloved.
Luke 1:26-28 (NIV) 26 In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, 27 to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin's name was Mary. 28 The angel went to her and said, "Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you."
4. In Christ, we are redeemed through His Blood
7 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace
Romans 3:23-24 (NKJV) 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus
“Redemption signifies, in Scripture, deliverance by price, as that of slaves, or prisoners, or persons condemned, then they are delivered from slavery, captivity, or death, by means of a ransom”. (Exposition of the Epistle to the Romans)
5. In Christ, we are Heirs
11 In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will,
1 Peter 1:3-5 (NIV) 3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
4 and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade--kept in heaven for you,
5 who through faith are shielded by God's power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.
6. In Christ we are sealed with the Holy Spirit
13 In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise,
2 Corinthians 1:20-22 (NIV) 20 For no matter how many promises God has made, they are "Yes" in Christ. And so through him the "Amen" is spoken by us to the glory of God.
21 Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed us,
22 set his seal of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.
7. In Christ we are people of praises
6 to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He has made us accepted in the Beloved.
12 that we who first trusted in Christ should be to the praise of His glory.
14 who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory.
PRAISE HIM
In every second,
In everything,
In every place
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