Thursday, October 23, 2008

Spiritual Blessings in Christ

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. For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In lover he presestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with is pleasure and will--to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves. 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 according to his good pleasure, wich he purposed in Christ, to be put into effect when times will have reached their fulfillment--to bring all things in heaven and on earth together under one head, even Christ.
In him we were also chosen, having been presdestined 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. And you also were in cluded 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 hwo are God's possession--to the praise of his glory.

2 comments:

john-tiffani-taylor-hannah said...

Aahhh...What a wonderful promise we have in Christ! Thanks for these verses Ash :) I love you and miss you. Your big sista

Montana Gramma and Grampa said...

Whoa, Ash! Sounds like you are ready for Beth Moore's "Believing God!" How exciting! Love ya, mom