One cannot read Ephesians and not be awed at the way Paul writes. To me the first chapter of Ephesians stands as one of the most brilliant passages I have read :)
"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, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God's possession - to the praise of his glory." - Eph 1:13-14.
Our salvation was planned from eternity from the God who loves us by His grace, such that no one can boast of his works, all according to His sovereign and kind intention! He also gave us all spiritual blessings, perhaps the greatest being the Holy Spirit, a "seal", a mark of ownership, knowing we are true children of God, and a mark of security in our salvation. Though assualted in the present by sin, flesh and the devil, the church of God will be brought to her glorious end. In there any wonder that we can respond in no other way than in the "praise of his glory"?
What's your favourite verses?
A La Carte (May 2)
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