To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.--Ephesians 1:6
I AM ACCEPTED IN THE BELOVED!!! What does that mean...who is the beloved? The beloved is Jesus, the Son of God. The One whom the Father said this about in Matthew 3:17:
And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
I am accepted by God in Christ!! In myself, I am helpless and hopeless....BUT GOD...
But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.--Ephesians 2:4-7
The grace of our God is abundant in His Son, Jesus. We are His chosen, His elect...we are to show forth the praises of Him who called us out of darkness into His marvelous light. We who are saved are accepted in the beloved, and are to show forth His praise for the unmatchless, unmerited favor and kindness that God showed us in His Son. This is our portion with God...it cannot change. He who has the Son has life. He who does not have the Son does not have life.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved--John 3:16-17
We who are accepted are objects of divine delight and divine love!!! We, who can bring nothing but empty hands to our God...we who have nothing good in ourselves....are in fact the joy that was set before Jesus at the cross. To save us was His good pleasure! There is nothing acceptable in me...but I am in Christ and there is everything acceptable in Him. Here on this earth I battle daily with my flesh but I fight from a position of victory because my life is hidden in Christ who has already overcome the powers of evil.
Praying that I will be filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by His Son, Jesus unto the glory and praise of my God and that my life will magnify His!
These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.--John 16:33
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I AM ACCEPTED IN THE BELOVED!!! What does that mean...who is the beloved? The beloved is Jesus, the Son of God. The One whom the Father said this about in Matthew 3:17:
And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
I am accepted by God in Christ!! In myself, I am helpless and hopeless....BUT GOD...
But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.--Ephesians 2:4-7
The grace of our God is abundant in His Son, Jesus. We are His chosen, His elect...we are to show forth the praises of Him who called us out of darkness into His marvelous light. We who are saved are accepted in the beloved, and are to show forth His praise for the unmatchless, unmerited favor and kindness that God showed us in His Son. This is our portion with God...it cannot change. He who has the Son has life. He who does not have the Son does not have life.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved--John 3:16-17
We who are accepted are objects of divine delight and divine love!!! We, who can bring nothing but empty hands to our God...we who have nothing good in ourselves....are in fact the joy that was set before Jesus at the cross. To save us was His good pleasure! There is nothing acceptable in me...but I am in Christ and there is everything acceptable in Him. Here on this earth I battle daily with my flesh but I fight from a position of victory because my life is hidden in Christ who has already overcome the powers of evil.
Praying that I will be filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by His Son, Jesus unto the glory and praise of my God and that my life will magnify His!
These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.--John 16:33
for next study in Ephesians go here
