“In Christ” | October 31, 2021

Ephesians 1:5-8

I.     “Predestined For Adoption”
Notes:
 
Ephesians 1:1-4
Ephesians 1:1-14; 6, 12, 14
Ephesians 1:4-5; 2:10; 2 Thes 2:13; 1 Pet 1:2; Ja 2:5;
Dt 7:6; 26:18; Ro 8:29-30; Eph 1:9, 11; Ro 8:5; Lk 2:14, 32
Romans 8:29-30; 9:23, 11:2; 1 Pet 1:2; 1 Cor 2:7;
Eph 1:5, 11; Php 3:2; 1 Cor 15:49; Col 1:15, 18; 3:10
1 John 3:2; Heb 1:6, 2:10; Rev 1:5; 1 Cor 6:11; Jn 17:22
Ephesians 1:11; Ps 115:3; 135:6; Is 46:10; Dan 4:35
Deuteronomy 7:1-11; Romans 8, 9, 11; 1 Cor 1:29-31
Ephesians 1:3-14; 2 Pet 1:10; Eph 2:8; Ro 8:14-17
 

II.     “For His Praise”
Notes:
 
Ephesians 1:6; Jn 3:35; 10:17; Col 1:13; Matt 3:17
Luke 1:28; Ephesians 1:6
John 10:14-18; Jn 10:4, 11, 27; Nahum 1:7; 2 Tim 2:19
Matthew 11:27; Is 56:8; Eze 34:11-13, 23; Matt 8:11-12
Ephesians 2:13-18; 1 Pet 2:25; Jn 12:32; 17:11, 21, 22
Ezekiel 37:24

 III.     “Blessed in the Beloved”
Notes:
 
Ephesians 1:7-8
Colossians 1:14, 27; Ac 2:38; Ro 3:24; 1 Cor 1:30; Eph 1:14
Colossians 1:14; Heb 9:15; Matt 20:28; Ac 20:28
Php 2:5-11
1 Corinthians 1:18-31; 2:14-15; 4:3; 2 Thes 1:10; Ac 2:47
Ro 1:16-22; Is 29:14, 44; 44:25; Jer 8:9; Matt 11:25; 12:38
1 Pet 2:8; Col 2:1-3; Lk 11:49; Ja 2:5; Ps 8:2; Eph 2:9
Jeremiah 23:5-6; 2 Cor 5:21; Php 3:9; Eph 1:7; Col 1:14
John 5:25, 18:37; Ac 28:28
Greek Word Study:
Love: ‘agape’: meaning love, affection, benevolence. The love of God toward Christ attributed to Christians.
Predestined: ‘proorizo’: to limit in advance, i.e. (fig) predetermine: - decreed, predestined.
Adoption: ‘uihothesia’: the placing of a son, i.e. adoption; in NT(fig) means adoption; from ‘huis’ (son) and ‘tithemi’ (to place): The sonship spoken of the state of those whom God through Christ adopts as His sons and thus makes them heirs of His Covenantal Salvation.
Blessed: ‘charitoo’; to grace, to indue with special honor: -favored one. To bestow grace, highly favor. (Only used 2x – Lk 1:28 Mary; Eph 1:6 All Believers)