To the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ephesians<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ephesians 1:6<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And what was the purpose of all of the actions of God described here? So that His glorious grace would be praised. The word \u201cblessed\u201d in this verse is very closely related to the word \u201cgrace.\u201d So we could almost say, \u201cTo the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has graced us.\u201d God’s grace is multi-faceted. God wants everyone to see how grand and glorious His grace is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This grace has made us accepted! Think about that. Accepted. Some versions use the word \u201caccepted\u201d where the ESV uses blessed. Most of us try hard to be accepted. We do this both consciously and subconsciously, but we do it. Sometimes we wear ourselves out trying to become accepted. But we are accepted by God! And it is by grace. There is no effort involved. Because we are in Christ, God says, \u201cI accept you. You belong to me.\u201d There is no checklist or achievement program to maintain. We are accepted!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And all of this, as in the previous verses, is in the Beloved. In his beloved son. As I said in a previous comment, when God gave us Christ, he gave us everything. As Paul told the Corinthians, \u201cAnd because of him you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption, so that, as it is written, \u201cLet the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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