Ephesians 1:4

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Summary

According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:

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2 Peter 3:14

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because you are a holy people to the LORD your God. The LORD your God chose you to be his people, his treasured possession from all the nations on the face of the earth."

It is Jacob whom the LORD chose for himself Israel as his personal possession.

"But as for you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I've chosen, the offspring of my friend Abraham

"Here is my servant, whom I support, my chosen one, in whom I delight. I've placed my Spirit upon him; and he'll deliver his justice throughout the world.

This is what the LORD says: "Just as new wine is found in the cluster, and people have said, "Don't destroy it, for there is a gift in it,' so I'll act for my servants' sake, by not destroying them all.

At that time Jesus said, "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from wise and intelligent people and have revealed them to infants.

If those days hadn't been limited, no one would survive. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be limited.

I have other sheep that don't belong to this fold. I must lead these also, and they'll listen to my voice. So there will be one flock and one shepherd.

When the gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord. Meanwhile, all who had been destined to eternal life believed,

For I am with you, and no one will lay a hand on you or harm you, because I have many people in this city."

And we know that for those who love God, that is, for those who are called according to his purpose, all things are working together for good.

Can't he also reveal his glorious riches to the objects of his mercy that he has prepared ahead of time for glory

So it is at the present time: there is a remnant, chosen by grace.

At all times we are obligated to thank God for you, brothers who are loved by the Lord, because God chose you to be the first fruits for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and through faith in the truth.

For that reason, I endure everything for the sake of those who have been chosen so that they, too, may receive the salvation that is in the Messiah Jesus, along with eternal glory.

From: Paul, a servant of God, and also an apostle of Jesus the Messiah, to bring the faith to those chosen by God, along with full knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness,

Listen, my dear brothers! God has chosen the poor in the world to become rich in faith and to be heirs of the kingdom that he promised to those who keep on loving him, has he not?

To: The exiles of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, the people chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father through the sanctifying action of the Spirit to be obedient to Jesus, the Messiah, and to be sprinkled with his blood. May grace and peace be yours in abundance!

But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people to be his very own and to proclaim the wonderful deeds of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

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For we are God's masterpiece, created in the Messiah Jesus to perform good actions that God prepared long ago to be our way of life.

He granted us deliverance from our enemies' grip so that we could serve him without fear

"You have not chosen me, but I have chosen you. I have appointed you to go and produce fruit that will last, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he will give it to you.

And we know that for those who love God, that is, for those who are called according to his purpose, all things are working together for good.

Therefore, as God's chosen ones, holy and loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience.

For God did not call us to be impure, but to be holy.

He saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our own accomplishments, but according to his own purpose and the grace that was given to us in the Messiah Jesus before time began.

However, God's solid foundation still stands. It has this inscription on it: "The Lord knows those who belong to him," and "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from evil."

For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all people.

For this very reason, you must make every effort to supplement your faith with moral character, your moral character with knowledge,

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and might present the church to himself in all its glory, without a spot or wrinkle or anything of the kind, but holy and without fault.

He will keep you strong until the end, so that you will be blameless on the Day of our Lord Jesus the Messiah.

so that you may be blameless and innocent, God's children without any faults among a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine like stars in the world

he has now reconciled by the death of his physical body, so that he may present you holy, blameless, and without fault before him.

So then, dear friends, since you are looking forward to this, make every effort to have the Lord find you at peace and without spot or fault.

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Therefore, separate yourselves and be holy, because I am the LORD your God.

and be holy and righteous before him all of our days.

that have been known from long ago.'

in keeping with the eternal purpose that God carried out through the Messiah Jesus our Lord,