Ephesians 1:6
The Third Blessing: God Made Us Highly Favored in Christ
Eph 1:6
To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in
the beloved.
1.
We Have Been Made Highly Favored in Christ
a.
Christ is God’s Beloved
i.
Only Jesus is eternally begotten
1. 1 John 4:9-10
ii.
God declared His love for His Son from Heaven at His Baptism
1.
Matthew 3:16-17
iii.
God declared His love for His Son at the Transfiguration
1. Matthew 17:5
iv.
Even Jesus Himself talks of this special love of the Father
1. Luke 20:13
b.
You are God’s Beloved
i.
Yet God would not hold back His Son to save you
1. Romans 8:32
ii.
This is how we know that in Christ we are also God’s Beloved
1.
Paul Says it
a. Colossians 3:12
2.
Jesus Himself says it
a. John 17:23
2.
So that His Grace Would be Glorified
a.
All the praise and glory belongs to God
i.
God’s glory is the theme of both the Old and New Testament
1.
Old Testament
a. Isaiah 40:1-2
2.
New Testament
a. Luke 2:14
b.
God’s merciful grace is absolutely, wonderous
i.
God’s gospel is glorious because it saves men
1. 1 Timothy 1:11
2. 2 Corinthians 4:4
ii.
Saved men bring God glory by their changed lives
1. Matthew 5:16
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