Ephesians 1:4

He has saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works, but by His own purpose and by the grace He gr

And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpo

For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life

Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for

But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtu

Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He

You did not choose Me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will remain—so that whatever

He was known before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in the last times for your sake.

And all who dwell on the earth will worship the beast—all whose names have not been written from the foundation of the w

according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkli

Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentl

Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ for the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth that

But we should always thank God for you, brothers who are loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning to

and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless

But now He has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy, unblemished, and blameless in

The beast that you saw—it was, and now is no more, but is about to come up out of the Abyss and go to its destruction. A

Father, I want those You have given Me to be with Me where I am, that they may see the glory You gave Me because You lov

When the Gentiles heard this, they rejoiced and glorified the word of the Lord, and all who were appointed for eternal l

For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for His prized possessio

For God has not called us to impurity, but to holiness.

What if He did this to make the riches of His glory known to the vessels of His mercy, whom He prepared in advance for g

“Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will br

Nevertheless, God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who ca

“But you, O Israel, My servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, descendant of Abraham My friend—

so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you

For I am with you and no one will lay a hand on you, because I have many people in this city.”

deliverance from hostile hands, that we may serve Him without fear,

For the LORD has chosen Jacob as His own, Israel as His treasured possession.

I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them in as well, and they will listen to My voice. Then there

He will sustain you to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

For this reason I endure all things for the sake of the elect, so that they too may obtain the salvation that is in Chri

At that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from

with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,

And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one e

If those days had not been cut short, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be cut short

Who will bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies.

Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ Himself, who is the head.

and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

And may the Lord cause you to increase and overflow with love for one another and for everyone else, just as our love fo

so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Then you, being rooted and grounded in love,

In the same way, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace.

This is what the LORD says: “As the new wine is found in a cluster of grapes, and men say, ‘Do not destroy it, for it co

For you, brothers, were called to freedom; but do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. Rather, serve on

For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to everyone.

And we have come to know and believe the love that God has for us. God is love; whoever abides in love abides in God, an

that they may be encouraged in heart, knit together in love, and filled with the full riches of complete understanding,

Therefore, beloved, as you anticipate these things, make every effort to be found at peace—spotless and blameless in His

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. What matters is faith expressing itself throu

For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge;