Let your faith and love be heard
Therefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints Ephesians 1:15 (NKJV) Faith and Love have a voice; they
A Down payment on our Heritage
In Him you also who have heard the Word of Truth, the glad tidings (Gospel) of your salvation, and have believed in and adhered to and relied on Him, were
A Part to play
In Him you also [trusted,] after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of
God’s Plan is for all
God’s purpose was that we Jews who were the first to trust in Christ would bring praise and glory to God. And now you Gentiles have also heard the truth,
No more Mystery
having made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself, that in the dispensation of the fullness of the times
Showered with God’s Kindness
He has showered his kindness on us, along with all wisdom and understanding. Ephesians 1:8 (NLT) God is not hard and harsh towards you. You’re the object and attention of
Redemption through the Blood of Christ
In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace. Ephesians 1:7 (NKJV) According to this Scripture Redemption is the forgiveness
Adoption to Sonship
he predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will— Ephesians 1:5 (NIV) The Greek word for adoption to sonship is a legal
The Father chose us
Even as [in His love] He chose us [actually picked us out for Himself as His own] in Christ before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy
Blessed in the heavenly realms
May blessing (praise, laudation, and eulogy) be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah) Who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual (given by