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3 We bless God because he has blessed us. Specifically: 4a-b God has chosen us to be holy & blameless. 4d-6b God has predestined us to be his sons, resulting in our giving him praise! It is important to note, God's election and predestination are not abstract theological concepts, but rather, each has a specific end. First, those who are chosen are set apart for a specific purpose, namely, that they might be holy and blameless. It is very important that we recognize that this election is not merely a past act with future implications. Primarily, we were chosen in the past in order that we might be holy and blameless right now! This is the whole point of the rest of the letter. We are being redeemed from this present evil world. Our lives must reflect that purchase. Secondly, we were predestined (a parallel concept to the temporal "before the foundation of the world") to be the sons of God. And as we see elsewhere, sons must obey their father and they receive the inheritance of their father. This gloriously gracious act, is redounding to God's praise. This will be seen more clearly in the statements about the church's role of revealing the manifold wisdom of God.

10000000003144 3144 Notes 2008-11-19 09:34:07 2010-05-13 10:14:50 3 We bless God because he has blessed us. Specifically: 4a-b God has chosen us to be holy & blameless. 4d-6b God has predestined us to be his sons, resulting in our giving him praise! It is important to note, God's election and predestination are not abstract theological concepts, but rather, each has a specific end. First, those who are chosen are set apart for a specific purpose, namely, that they might be holy and blameless. It is very important that we recognize that this election is not merely a past act with future implications. Primarily, we were chosen in the past in order that we might be holy and blameless right now! This is the whole point of the rest of the letter. We are being redeemed from this present evil world. Our lives must reflect that purchase. Secondly, we were predestined (a parallel concept to the temporal "before the foundation of the world") to be the sons of God. And as we see elsewhere, sons must obey their father and they receive the inheritance of their father. This gloriously gracious act, is redounding to God's praise. This will be seen more clearly in the statements about the church's role of revealing the manifold wisdom of God. notes

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Ephesians 1:3-6

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εὐλογητὸς ὁ θεὸς καὶ πατὴρ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

ὁ εὐλογήσας ἡμᾶς ἐν πάσῃ εὐλογίᾳ πνευματικῇ ἐν τοῖς ἐπουρανίοις ἐν Χριστῷ

who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places,

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καθὼς ἐξελέξατο ἡμᾶς ἐν αὐτῷ

even as he chose us in him

πρὸ καταβολῆς κόσμου

before the foundation of the world,

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εἶναι ἡμᾶς ἁγίους καὶ ἀμώμους κατενώπιον αὐτοῦ

that we should be holy and blameless before him.

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ἐν ἀγάπῃ

In love

προορίσας ἡμᾶς εἰς υἱοθεσίαν διὰ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ εἰς αὐτόν

he predestined us for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ,

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κατὰ τὴν εὐδοκίαν τοῦ θελήματος αὐτοῦ

according to the purpose of his will,

εἰς ἔπαινον δόξης τῆς χάριτος αὐτοῦ

to the praise of his glorious grace,

ἧς ἐχαρίτωσεν ἡμᾶς ἐν τῷ ἠγαπημένῳ

with which he has blessed us in the Beloved.

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10000000003144 3144 Arc 2008-11-19 09:34:07 2010-05-13 10:14:50 editing Ephesians 1 3 1 6 Ephesians 1:3-6 49 NT tisch esv i83032 i83033 i83022 εὐλογητὸς ὁ θεὸς καὶ πατὴρ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, i83023 ὁ εὐλογήσας ἡμᾶς ἐν πάσῃ εὐλογίᾳ πνευματικῇ ἐν τοῖς ἐπουρανίοις ἐν Χριστῷ who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, ground 1 i83034 i83035 i83036 i83024 καθὼς ἐξελέξατο ἡμᾶς ἐν αὐτῷ even as he chose us in him i83025 πρὸ καταβολῆς κόσμου before the foundation of the world, temporal 1 i83026 εἶναι ἡμᾶς ἁγίους καὶ ἀμώμους κατενώπιον αὐτοῦ that we should be holy and blameless before him. actionpurpose 2 i83037 i83038 i83039 i83027 ἐν ἀγάπῃ In love i83028 προορίσας ἡμᾶς εἰς υἱοθεσίαν διὰ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ εἰς αὐτόν he predestined us for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ, actionmanner 1 1 i83029 κατὰ τὴν εὐδοκίαν τοῦ θελήματος αὐτοῦ according to the purpose of his will, actionmanner 1 i83040 i83030 εἰς ἔπαινον δόξης τῆς χάριτος αὐτοῦ to the praise of his glorious grace, i83031 ἧς ἐχαρίτωσεν ἡμᾶς ἐν τῷ ἠγαπημένῳ with which he has blessed us in the Beloved. ideaexplanation 1 actionpurpose 2 series ideaexplanation 1 1 1 1 tisch 25 esv 25 a 50 discourse