But when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth His Son, coming into being out of a woman, having come under Law, that He might redeem those under Law, so that we might receive the adoption of sons.

Luke 2:30-31

For my eyes have seen Your Salvation which You have prepared before the face of all the peoples,

Ephesians 1:3-12

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenlies in Christ; according as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, having predestined us to the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, read more.
to the praise of the glory of His grace, in which He has made us accepted in the One having been loved. In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace, which He caused to abound toward us in all wisdom and understanding; having made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself, for an administration of the fullness of times, to head up all things in Christ, both the things in Heaven, and the things on earth, even in Him, in whom also we have been chosen to an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His own will, for us to be to the praise of His glory, who previously had trusted in Christ;

Ephesians 1:17-22

that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, the eyes of your understanding being enlightened, that you may know what is the hope of His calling, and what is the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us, the ones believing according to the working of His mighty strength read more.
which He worked in Christ in raising Him from the dead, and He seated Him at His right hand in the heavenlies, far above all principality and authority and power and dominion, and every name being named, not only in this world, but also in the coming age. And He has put all things under His feet and gave Him to be Head over all things to the church,

Ephesians 2:4-10

But God, who is rich in mercy, for His great love with which He loved us (even when we were dead in sins) has made us alive together with Christ (by grace you are saved), and has raised us up together and made us sit together in the heavenlies in Christ Jesus, read more.
so that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. For by grace you are saved through faith, and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to good works, which God has before ordained that we should walk in them.

Colossians 1:19-20

For it pleased the Father that in Him all fullness should dwell. And through Him having made peace through the blood of His cross, it pleased the Father to reconcile all things to Himself through Him, whether the things on earth or the things in Heaven.

1 Peter 1:20

indeed having been foreknown before the foundation of the world, but revealed in the last times for you,

Revelation 13:8

And all dwelling on the earth will worship it, those whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain, from the foundation of the world.

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Character » Of saints » New creatures

2 Corinthians 5:17

So that if any one is in Christ, that one is a new creature; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.

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Ephesians 2:10

For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to good works, which God has before ordained that we should walk in them.

Character of saints » New creatures

2 Corinthians 5:17

So that if any one is in Christ, that one is a new creature; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.

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Ephesians 2:10

For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to good works, which God has before ordained that we should walk in them.

Creation » Illustrative of » New Birth

2 Corinthians 5:17

So that if any one is in Christ, that one is a new creature; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.

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Ephesians 2:10

For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to good works, which God has before ordained that we should walk in them.

Election » Of grace

John 15:16

You have not chosen Me, but I have chosen you and ordained you that you should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain; that whatever you shall ask of the Father in My name, He may give it to you.

Ephesians 2:10

For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to good works, which God has before ordained that we should walk in them.

John 17:6

I have revealed Your name to the men whom You gave to Me out of the world. They were Yours, and You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word.

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Ephesians 1:4

according as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love,

2 Thessalonians 2:13

But we are bound to give thanks always to God for you, brothers beloved of the Lord, because God has from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth,

Election » Of saints, is » To good works

Ephesians 2:10

For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to good works, which God has before ordained that we should walk in them.

Faith/faithfulness » What is achieved through and by faith

Acts 3:11-16

And as the lame one who was healed held Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the porch that is called Solomon's, greatly wondering. And seeing this, Peter answered the people, Men, Israelites, why do you marvel at this? Or why do you stare at us, as though we had made this man to walk by our own power or holiness? The God of Abraham and of Isaac and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified His son Jesus, whom you delivered up, denying Him in the presence of Pilate, when he had decided to let Him go. read more.
But you denied the Holy and Just One and desired a murderer to be given to you. And you killed the Prince of Life, whom God has raised from the dead, of which we are witnesses. And His name, through faith in His name, has made this man strong, this one whom you see and know, His name made firm. And the faith which came through Him has given him this perfect soundness before you.

Romans 3:28-31

Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the works of the Law. Or is He the God of the Jews only, and not also of the nations? Yes, of the nations also, since it is one God who will justify circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith. read more.
Do we then make the Law void through faith? Let it not be! But we establish the Law.

Romans 9:30

What shall we say then? That the nations, who did not follow after righteousness have taken on righteousness, but a righteousness of faith.

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Galatians 3:8-14

And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the nations through faith, preached the gospel before to Abraham, saying, "In you shall all nations be blessed." So then those of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham. For as many as are out of works of the Law, these are under a curse; for it is written, "Cursed is everyone who does not continue in all things which are written in the Book of the Law, to do them." read more.
But that no one is justified by the Law in the sight of God is clear, for, "The just shall live by faith." But the Law is not of faith; but, "The man who does these things shall live in them." Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law, being made a curse for us (for it is written, "Cursed is everyone having been hanged on a tree"); so that the blessing of Abraham might be to the nations in Jesus Christ, and that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

Ephesians 2:8-10

For by grace you are saved through faith, and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to good works, which God has before ordained that we should walk in them.

Hebrews 11:1-11

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good report. By faith we understand that the ages were framed by a word of God, so that the things being seen not to have come into being out of the things that appear. read more.
By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts. And by it he, being dead, yet speaks. By faith Enoch was translated so as not to see death, and he was not found, because God had translated him; for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God. But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. By faith Noah, having been warned by God of things not yet seen, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house, by which he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith. By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out into a place which he was afterward going to receive for an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he went. By faith he lived in the land of promise as a stranger, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs of the same promise with him. For he looked for a city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God. By faith also Sarah herself received strength to conceive seed and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged Him who had promised to be faithful.

Giving and gifts » The gift of God

Romans 11:29

For the free gifts and calling of God are without repentance.

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Ephesians 4:7

But to every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

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Romans 6:23

For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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Ecclesiastes 5:18-20

Behold that which I have seen. it is good and right for one to eat and to drink, and to see good in all his labor that he labors under the sun all the days of his life, which God gives him; for it is his portion. Also every man to whom God has given riches and wealth, and has given him power to eat of it and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labor; this is the gift of God. For he shall not much remember the days of his life, because God answers him in the joy of his heart.

Ephesians 2:8-10

2 Timothy 1:6

Therefore I remind you to inflame anew the gift of God, which is in you by the putting on of my hands.

Ecclesiastes 3:13

And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labor, it is the gift of God.

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Acts 8:20

But Peter said to him, May your silver perish with you, because you have thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.

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Romans 5:14-18

But death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those who had not sinned in the likeness of the transgression of Adam, who is the type of Him who was to come; but the free gift shall not be also like the offense. For if by the offense of the one many died, much more the grace of God, and the gift in grace; which is of the one Man, Jesus Christ, abounded to many. And the free gift shall not be as by one having sinned; (for indeed the judgment was of one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offenses to justification. read more.
For if by one man's offense death reigned by one, much more they who receive abundance of grace and the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by One, Jesus Christ.) Therefore as by one offense sentence came on all men to condemnation, even so by the righteousness of One the free gift came to all men to justification of life.

New Birth » Described as » A new creation

2 Corinthians 5:17

So that if any one is in Christ, that one is a new creature; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.

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Galatians 6:15

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision has any strength, nor uncircumcision, but a new creation.

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Ephesians 2:10

For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to good works, which God has before ordained that we should walk in them.

Newness » Who is a new creature

2 Corinthians 5:17

So that if any one is in Christ, that one is a new creature; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.

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Romans 6:3-7

Do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into His death? Therefore we were buried with Him by baptism into death, so that as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father; even so we also should walk in newness of life. For if we have been joined together in the likeness of His death, we shall also be in the likeness of His resurrection; read more.
knowing this, that our old man is crucified with Him in order that the body of sin might be destroyed, that from now on we should not serve sin. For he who died has been justified from sin.

Ephesians 2:5-10

(even when we were dead in sins) has made us alive together with Christ (by grace you are saved), and has raised us up together and made us sit together in the heavenlies in Christ Jesus, so that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. read more.
For by grace you are saved through faith, and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to good works, which God has before ordained that we should walk in them.

Ordination » What has been ordained

1 Corinthians 2:7

But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, which God has hidden, predetermining it before the world for our glory;

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1 Corinthians 9:13-14

Do you not know that those who minister about holy things live of the things of the temple? And those attending the altar are partakers with the altar. Even so, the Lord ordained those announcing the gospel to live from the gospel.

Ephesians 2:8-10

Romans 7:10

And the commandment, which was to life, was found to be death to me.

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Romans 13:1-2

Let every soul be subject to the higher authorities. For there is no authority but of God; the authorities that exist are ordained by God. So that the one resisting the authority resists the ordinance of God; and the ones who resist will receive judgment to themselves.

Galatians 3:19-20

Why then the Law? It was added because of transgressions, until the Seed should come to those to whom it had been promised, being ordained through angels in the Mediator's hand. But the Mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one.

Redemption » They who partake of » Are zealous of good works

1 Peter 2:9

But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for possession, so that you might speak of the praises of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;

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