(ESV) even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love (GNB) Even before the world was made, God had already chosen us to be his through our union with Christ, …
One Greek Sentence Gems
Bible Gem 611 – having been fore-ordained to be adopted (Eph 1:5)
having fore-ordained us (he had already decided) [a past participle which should be interpreted as the time frame of when it took place] to be adopted [infinitive clause of the purpose of the fore-ordaining] through Jesus Christ [prepositional phrase of means or instrument, the means …
Bible Gem 612 – Predestination (Eph 1:5)
having fore-ordained us (he had already decided) [a past participle which should be interpreted as the time frame of when it took place] to be adopted [infinitive clause of the purpose of the fore-ordaining] through Jesus Christ [prepositional phrase of means or instrument, the means …
Bible Gem 613 – ADOPTION – To be adopted through Jesus (Eph 1:5)
having fore-ordained us (he had already decided) [a past participle which should be interpreted as the time frame of when it took place] to be adopted [infinitive clause of the purpose of the fore-ordaining] through Jesus Christ [prepositional phrase of means or instrument, the means …
Bible Gem 614 – According to the pleasure of His will (Eph 1:5)
having fore-ordained us (he had already decided) [a past participle which should be interpreted as the time frame of when it took place] to be adopted [infinitive clause of the purpose of the fore-ordaining] through Jesus Christ [prepositional phrase of means or instrum ent, the …
Bible Gem 615 – The Will of God: Asking the Right Questions (Eph 1:5)
“according to the pleasure of His will” Ephesians 1:5 I suggested yesterday you pay attention to Paul’s use of “will” as it relates to the will of God in Ephesians. I trust you found it. If you had difficulty it may have been because you …
Bible Gem 616 – Praise and Glory of His Grace – Christian Jargon? (Eph 1:6)
to the praise of the glory [more stacked phrases one on top of the other which need unpacking] of His Grace [the final phrase here is the focus of the series that went before it] which He graced to us [a relative clause referring back …
Bible Gem 617 – Gracing grace in the Beloved (Eph 1:6)
to the praise of the glory [more stacked phrases one on top of the other which need unpacking] of His Grace [the final phrase here is the focus of the series that went before it] which He graced to us [a relative clause referring back …
Bible Gem 618 – Redemption through His blood (Eph 1:7)
in Whom we have redemption [the relative pronoun refers back to that loved Son, the source of redemption] through His blood [the means whereby that redemption is even possible] the forgiveness of sins [this noun phrase just sits there at the end of the string …
Bible Gem 619 – Oh How Marvelous His Grace (Ephesians 1:7-8)
according to (because of) the riches of His grace [a relative phrase of cause and effect] which He made abound to us [and relative of intensity referring to that same grace] in (with) wisdom and understanding [qualifying the nature of the causation] Ephesians 1:7-8 Note …