Redemption Through His Blood

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Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places (things) in Christ:
According as He has chosen us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love:
Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,
To the praise of the glory of His grace, wherein He has made us accepted in the beloved.
In Whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace.
Ephesians 1:3-7

For by grace are we saved through faith; and that not of ourselves: it is the gift of God:
Not of works, lest any one should boast.
Ephesians 2:8,9

You and I, our families, our neighbors, our communities, our enemies, the strangers among us have all been chosen BEFORE THE EARTH EVEN EXISTED to be a part of God's family. How AWESOME IS OUR GOD!! You have a place at God's table in God's home BECAUSE JESUS MADE A WAY for us to be with God His Father and with Himself.

God has chosen us to be holy and without blame. Us. Not of anything we did, but simply because He loves us EVEN BEFORE WE WERE BORN. Right here in these few verses in Ephesians we can see and read how much God loves us and how blessed we are in Him. Or rather, how blessed we could be in Him. See, if you believe that Jesus Christ is the only begotten Son of God and that He died on the cross and God raised Him from the dead, then you have the spiritual blessings which are spoken of in the first verse I mentioned.

Still, if you have not yet believed, these blessings could be yours when you do. See, even the unbeliever has been called to salvation. For before we who believe became sons and daughters of God through the adoption by Jesus Christ into God's family, we, too, walked in darkness and were lost in sin. But God loves the whole world and desires that none be lost.
Having that desire to see all of mankind saved from eternal destruction within God's heart, then it is He who predestinates our calling into His plan of salvation through His only begotten Son Jesus Christ.

"According to the good pleasure of His will" It is God's will that all be saved. However, it is not man's will that they be saved. God cannot force a person to receive the gift He has offered. I can give you a present, but unless you accept it and open it, then you have not received it. Once opened, it is your responsibility to decide whether or not you will keep it and use it. The same goes for the gifts of God: you and I are responsible to accept the gift, it is our decision whether or not we will.

"To the praise of the glory of His grace" Amazing grace/how sweet the sound/that saved a wretch like me/I once was lost/but now I'm found/was blind/but now I see. Grace that is greater than all my sin, greater than all the sins of the world from time till time is no more. We sing about grace, we praise God for His grace, but do you know what the grace of God is?

The anagram of GRACE is: God's Riches At Christ's Expense. Grace is what keeps God from destroying the people who hate Him. Grace is what prevents us from dying in our sins. Grace is God's love in action through the life and death and life eternal of His only begotten Son Jesus Christ.

Grace is mercy and forgiveness and compassion and hope and love and allows us to repent of our sins against God and receive His forgiveness on those sins, never again remembering them. Do not think that God keeps reminding you of past sins; for He cannot as He does not remember them once He has forgiven you for them. It is Satan; his very name-Satan-means accuser. He accuses us constantly in his attempts to draw us away from God. The enemy loves to tear down God's people. However, if you have not repented of the sin that has come to your thoughts, it may well be that The Holy Spirit is bringing you under conviction and calling you to repent of those sins. And once you do, God will forgive you. And bring you one step closer to His side.

We are accepted by God in His beloved Son Jesus Christ. When we pray, we end every prayer with "in Jesus' Name" for a reason. God's Word has given us directions on how to pray to God so that our prayers get answered. Every direction begins and ends with Jesus Christ. We must be IN HIM first and foremost, for God to hear us at all. If you are not a believer, then you are not IN HIM at all. God answers the prayers of the righteous. WE do not determine righteousness: God does. Jesus is the righteousness which covers us when we believe. Upon belief, not only are we adopted into God's family, but we are now IN JESUS' NAME.

For IN HIS NAME is Righteousness; is Hope; is Peace; is Salvation; is Strength; is Love; is Wisdom; is Redeemer, Judge, Defender, Warrior, Savior. Look back to the studies I have sent you on JESUS NAME and you will begin to see through new eyes Who Jesus Is. It is why I began that study in the first place. When I say 'in Jesus' Name', I want to know what I am saying. I needed to fully understand and be aware of the impact of my words. For words have power in and of themselves. It is why we should think before we speak: words can break down and destroy; words can build up and restore.

"In Whom we have redemption through His blood" Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life though Jesus Christ our Lord. ~ Acts 4:12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is no other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. ~ Matthew 1:21 And she shall bring forth a son, and you shall call His Name JE'SUS: for He shall save His people from their sins. ~ Romans 3:23-25 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Being justified freely by His Grace through the Redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God has set forth to be a propitiation (atonement) through Faith in His Blood, to declare His Righteousness for the remission (pardon; forgiveness; mercy) of sins that are past, through the forbearance (patient endurance; choosing to not mete out judgment) of God. ~

What can wash away my sins? NOTHING BUT THE BLOOD OF JESUS.



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