2 Timothy 1 9 10 9 God the

2 Timothy 1: 9 -10 9 [God the Father] who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was granted us in Christ Jesus from all eternity, 10 but now has been revealed by the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel…

Romans 8: 28 -30 28 And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. 29 For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brethren; 30 and these whom He predestined, He also called; and these whom He called, He also justified; and these whom He justified, He also glorified.

Ephesians 1: 3 -6 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, 4 just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him. In love 5 He predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the kind intention of His will, 6 to the praise of the glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed on us in the Beloved.

Ephesians 1: 3 -6 I. Divine Election (1: 3 -4) II. Divine Predestination (1: 5) III. Divine Grace (1: 6)

Ephesians 1: 3 -6 I. Divine Election (1: 3 -4) 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, 4 just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him. In love The word “chosen” (exlegomai) – literally means “to speak or call out by one’s own choice. ”

Luke 9: 35 Then a voice came out of the cloud, saying, "This is My Son, My Chosen One; listen to Him!"

John 15: 16 “You did not choose Me but I chose you, and appointed you that you would go and bear fruit, and that your fruit would remain, so that whatever you ask of the Father in My name He may give to you. ”

Ephesians 1: 3 -6 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, 4 just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him. In love 5 He predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the kind intention of His will, 6 to the praise of the glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed on us in the Beloved.

Ephesians 1: 3 -6 I. Divine Election (1: 4) 4 just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him. In love A. The Channel – “in Christ” “just as He chose us in Him. ” Ephesians 1: 22 -23 Christ as “…head over all things to the church, 23 which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all. ”

Ephesians 1: 3 -6 I. Divine Election (1: 4) 4 just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him. In love B. The Chronology – “before the foundation of the world” “No new will, or act of will, can arise in God, or any decree be made by Him, which was not from eternity” John Gill

Romans 9: 13 -16 13 Just as it is written, "JACOB I LOVED, BUT ESAU I HATED. " 14 What shall we say then? There is no injustice with God, is there? May it never be! 15 For He says to Moses, "I WILL HAVE MERCY ON WHOM I HAVE MERCY, AND I WILL HAVE COMPASSION ON WHOM I HAVE COMPASSION. " 16 So then it does not depend on the man who wills or the man who runs, but on God who has mercy.

Ephesians 1: 3 -6 I. Divine Election (1: 4) 4 just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him. In love C. The Course – “that we would be holy and blameless before Him. ”

To be made “holy” and “blameless”… § In our redemption we receive the imputed righteousness of Christ. (Hebrews 10: 14; 2 Corinthians 5: 21) § In our regeneration we received the imparted righteousness of Christ. (Colossians 1: 27; 2 Peter 1: 4; Ephesians 4: 24) § In our resurrection we will receive an immutable righteousness. (Ephesians 5: 27) Ephesians 2: 7 - so that in the ages to come He might show the surpassing riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.

Jude 24 -25 24 Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to make you stand in the presence of His glory blameless with great joy, 25 to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen.

Ephesians 1: 3 -6 I. Divine Election (1: 4) 4 just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him. In love D. The Cause – “just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him, in love. OR In love 5 He predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the kind intention of His will. ”

Because of God’s love… § Because of His love that the Father blessed us; § Because of His love that He chose us in Christ; § Because of His love that He sees us as holy and blameless before Him; § Because of His love that He predestinated us to adoption as sons; and § Because of His love that He has accepted us in Christ, the Beloved.

John 17: 21 -24 21 that they may all be one; even as You, Father, are in Me and I in You, that they also may be in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me. 22 The glory which You have given Me I have given to them, that they may be one, just as We are one; 23 I in them and You in Me, that they may be perfected in unity, so that the world may know that You sent Me, and loved them, even as You have loved Me. 24 Father, I desire that they also, whom You have given Me, be with Me where I am, so that they may see My glory which You have given Me, for You loved Me before the foundation of the world.

How Do I Live Like A Rich Man In Christ? 1. How do you typically address God in your prayers? How do you hear others address Him? Do you get a sense that you or those you hear are in awe and wonder of God? Why or why not?

How Do I Live Like A Rich Man In Christ? 2. How does seeing Christ as the only “channel” of our blessings help us fight discouragement and/or pride?

How Do I Live Like A Rich Man In Christ? 3. Do you live your life right now as one who is in possession of “every spiritual blessing…in Christ”? How does that reveal itself?