Salvation and the Sovereignty of God

Ephesians 1:3-14

 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing

in the heavenly places in Christ,

4 just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world,

that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love,

5 having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,

6 to the praise of the glory of His grace,

by which He made us accepted in the Beloved.

7 In Him we have redemption through His blood,

the forgiveness of sins,

according to the riches of His grace

8 which He made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence,

9 having made known to us the mystery of His will,

 according to His good pleasure

which He purposed in Himself,

10 that in the dispensation of the fullness of the times
He might gather together in one

all things in Christ,

both which are in heaven and which are on earth — in Him.

11 In Him also we have obtained an inheritance,

being predestined according to the purpose of Him

who works all things according to the counsel of His will,

12 that we who first trusted in Christ should be to the praise of His glory.

13 In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth,

the gospel of your salvation;

in whom also, having believed,

you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise,

14 who is the guarantee of our inheritance

until the redemption of the purchased possession,

to the praise of His glory.

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Matthew 25:34

34 Then the King will say to those on His right hand,

'Come, you blessed of My Father,

inherit the kingdom prepared for you

from the foundation of the world: 

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Revelation 20:11-15

Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat on it,

from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away.

And there was found no place for them.

12 And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God,

and books were opened.

And another book was opened, which is the Book of Life.

And the dead were judged according to their works,

by the things which were written in the books.

13 The sea gave up the dead who were in it,

and Death and Hades delivered up the dead who were in them.

And they were judged, each one according to his works.

14 Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire.

This is the second death.  

15 And anyone not found written in the Book of Life

was cast into the lake of fire.

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Revelation 13:8

8 All who dwell on the earth will worship him,

everyone  whose name has not been written

from the foundation of the world

in the book of life of the Lamb who has been slain.

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John 1:12-13

12 But as many as received Him,

to them He gave the right to become children of God,

even  to those who believe in His name,

13 who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh

 nor of the will of man,

but of God.

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2 Thessalonians 2:13-14

13 But we should always give thanks to God for you,

brethren beloved by the Lord,

because God has chosen you from the beginning for salvation

through sanctification by the Spirit

and faith in the truth.

14 It was for this He called you through our gospel,

that you may gain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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1 Peter 1:1-5

Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who reside as aliens,

scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,

who are chosen

2 according to the foreknowledge of God the Father,

by the sanctifying work of the Spirit,

to obey Jesus Christ and be sprinkled with His blood:

May grace and peace be yours in the fullest measure.

3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

who according to His great mercy

has caused us to be born again to a living hope

through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

4 to obtain an inheritance which is imperishable and undefiled

and will not fade away, reserved in heaven for you,

5 who are protected by the power of God through faith

for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

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Ephesians 1:11

11 In Him also we have obtained an inheritance,

being predestined according to the purpose of Him

who works all things according to the counsel of His will,

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Romans 8:28-30

28 And we know that all things work together for good

to those who love God,

to those who are the called according to His purpose.

29 For whom He foreknew, He also predestined

to be conformed to the image of His Son,

that He might be the firstborn among many brethren.

30 Moreover whom He predestined,

these He also called;

whom He called,

these He also justified;

and whom He justified,

these He also glorified.

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