and in arranging, when the time should have fully come, that everything in heaven and on earth should be unified in Christ??11 the Christ through whom it is our lot to have been predestined by the design of him who in everything carries out the purpose of his will,

and through your faith to let Christ in his love make his home in your hearts. Your roots must be deep and your foundations strong,

So it says, "When he went up on high, he led a host of captives, And gave gifts to mankind."

You must give up all bitterness, rage, anger, and loud, abusive talk, and all spite.

and lead loving lives, just as Christ loved you and gave himself for you, as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.

For once you were sheer darkness, but now, as Christians, you are light itself. You must live like children of light,

for light leads to perfect goodness, uprightness, and truth;

yet when anything is exposed by the light, it is made visible, and anything that is made visible is light.

That is the very reason I am sending him, to let you know how I am, and to cheer your hearts.