Trinitarian Hymn of Praise to God from whom all blessings flow -Ephesians 1:3-14

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1 Trinitarian Hymn of Praise to God from whom all blessings flow -Ephesians 1:3-14

2 Praise God from Whom All Blessing Flow - Eph. 1:3-14 Believers are blessed by the Father who Selected us - 1:4-6 Believers are blessed by the Son who Saved us - 1:7-12 Believers are blessed by the Holy Spirit who Sealed us - 1:13-14

3 Praise God for blessing us Eph.1:3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.

4 Praise God for blessing us We are blessed by the Father who selected us (Ephesians 1:4-6)

5 Praise God for His Selection Ephesians 1:4 For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love

6 Praise God for His Selection Eph.1:5-6 In love he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves.

7 Election means that the existence of the people of God can be explained only on the basis of God s character, plan, and action, not on some quality in the people who are chosen. Klyne Snodgrass

8 Election & Predestination To Foreknow does not just mean to know before the event but to choose before Rom. 11:1-2 Did God reject his people? By no means!...god did not reject his people, whom he foreknew.

9 Election & Predestination 1 Peter 1:18-20 For you know that it was not with perishable things you were redeemed but with the precious blood of Christ He was chosen (foreknown) before the creation of the world, but was revealed in these last times for your sake

10 Election & Predestination Romans 3:11 none seek after God Eph. 2:1 you were dead in your transgressions and sins John 6:44 No one can come to Me, unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up on the last day

11 Election & Predestination Acts 16:14-15 Lydia a Godfearing woman, listened to us. The Lord opened her heart to respond to what Paul was saying. After she and her household were baptized, she urged us, If you consider me to be a believer in the Lord, come and stay in my house.

12 Examples of Election & Predestination Whosoever will & chosen Lydia - Acts 16:14-15 Apostle Paul - Acts 9, 22 Others

13 Praise God for blessing us We are blessed by the Father who selected us (Ephesians 1:4-6)

14 Praise God from Whom All Blessing Flow We are blessed by the Father who selected us (Ephesians 1:3-6) We are blessed by the Son who saved us (Ephesians 1:7-12)

15 Praise God for our Salvation Eph 1:7-8 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God s grace that he lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding.

16 Praise God for our Salvation Eph 1:9-10 And he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, to be put into effect when the times will have reached their fulfillment to bring all things in heaven and on earth together under one head, even Christ.

17 Revelation of God s Plan Culminates in Christ as Lord Salvation - Acts 4:12, Rom 5:17-19 Covenant to Abraham fulfilled in Christ - Gal. 3:15-16 OT Law fulfilled & terminated - Matt. 5:17; Gal.3:21-25; Rom.7:1-6 OT feasts - Col.2:17; Heb. 8 He is LORD - Phil. 2:1-11; Rev 21

18 Praise God for our Salvation Eph. 1:11-12 In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will, in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory.

19 Praise God from Whom All Blessing Flow We are blessed by the Father who selected us (Ephesians 1:4-6) We are blessed by the Son who saved us (Ephesians 1:7-12) We are blessed by the Spirit who sealed us (Ephesians 1:13-14)

20 Praise God for our Security Eph 1:13 And you also were included in Christ when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. Having believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit

21 Praise God for our Security Eph 1:14 who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God s possession to the praise of his glory.

22 Praise God from Whom All Blessing Flow We are blessed by the Father who selected us -1:4-6 We are blessed by the Son who saved us - (Eph. 1:7-12) We are blessed by the Spirit who sealed us - (Eph. 1:13-14)