I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. – Ephesians 1:17 (NIV)
I, the Lord, do not change; – Malachi 3:6 (NIV)
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. Do not be carried away by varied and strange teachings; – Hebrews 13:8-9
(Peter) God is no respecter of persons: – Acts 10:34 (KJV)
Jesus: To know God’s just look at the
Some Pharisees came to Jesus, testing Him and asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason at all?” And He answered and said, “Have you not read that He who created them from the beginning MADE THEM MALE AND FEMALE, and said, ‘FOR THIS REASON A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER AND BE JOINED TO HIS WIFE, AND THE TWO SHALL BECOME ONE FLESH’? “So they are no longer two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate.” – Matthew 19:3-6 (NASU)
The Lord is…not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. – 2 Peter 3:9 (NKJV)
Let the wicked forsake his way and the evil man his thoughts. Let him turn to the Lord, and he will have mercy on him, and to our God, for he will freely pardon. “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord. – Isaiah 55:7-8 (NIV)
Teach me your way, O Lord; – Psalms 27:11 (NIV)
…we have the mind of Christ. – 1 Corinthians 2:16 (NIV)
Ephesians is written to those (v.1)
(vv.1,3,4,7,9,10,12,13,20)
Verses 3-14 are
Two Baseball Teams:
Coach :
the team
Coach :
to join the team
“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. – John 3:16-17 (NASU)
Both coaches decide that their players will be well trained and ready to play
For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son
– Romans 8:29 (NASU)
We are Included in Christ when we , , then we are , but not included “before the foundation of the world”
And you also were included in Christ when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. Having believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, – Ephesians 1:13 (NIV)
This passage indicates that God has predetermined that “the faithful in Christ Jesus (v.1) will become “holy and blameless” (sanctification) (v.4) and they will be adopted (v.5)
We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God. – 2 Corinthians 5:20 (NIV)
YouTube Channel: Soteriology 101
Ephesians 1 De-Calvinized
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yrlzDfX8AQ