Destined To Be Delivered!
“In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of tresspasses, according to the riches of his GRACE that He lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding." (Ephesians 1:7-8)
What Jesus did brought "redemption" to mankind and our sins are now forgiven. What he did was to shed his blood for our sins. And his motivation was simply "the riches of his GRACE" - his unmerited favor toward mankind.
He has "committed to us" this "word of reconciliation"...
“God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and He has committed to us the word of reconciliation. He made him who knew no sin to become sin on our behalf that we might become the righteousness of God in him.” (2 Corinthians 5:19-21)
What Jesus did brought "redemption" to mankind and our sins are now forgiven. What he did was to shed his blood for our sins. And his motivation was simply "the riches of his GRACE" - his unmerited favor toward mankind.
He has "committed to us" this "word of reconciliation"...
“God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and He has committed to us the word of reconciliation. He made him who knew no sin to become sin on our behalf that we might become the righteousness of God in him.” (2 Corinthians 5:19-21)
The whole world is reconciled to God and the righteousness of Christ is now ours, and because of "His great love for us" God will resurrect and transform us from the status of "dead in our trespasses" into a righteous new creation destined to do the good works which He has prepared for us to do.
"...because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in MERCY, made us alive with Christ, even when we were dead in our trespasses. It is by grace you have been saved! And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with Him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, in order that in the coming ages He might display the surpassing riches of His grace, demonstrated by His kindness to us in Christ Jesus...For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance.." (Ephesians 2:4-10)
Did you notice that our deliverance is so certain that Paul speaks of it as if it were already completed and that God has already "seated us with him in the heavenly realms".
Therefore, according to the "riches in GRACE" of Christ Jesus, we are destined to be delivered from death by our God who is "rich in mercy".
"...because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in MERCY, made us alive with Christ, even when we were dead in our trespasses. It is by grace you have been saved! And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with Him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, in order that in the coming ages He might display the surpassing riches of His grace, demonstrated by His kindness to us in Christ Jesus...For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance.." (Ephesians 2:4-10)
Did you notice that our deliverance is so certain that Paul speaks of it as if it were already completed and that God has already "seated us with him in the heavenly realms".
Therefore, according to the "riches in GRACE" of Christ Jesus, we are destined to be delivered from death by our God who is "rich in mercy".