Ephesians 1:3-7
Blessed be the God and _____________ of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with _______ spiritual blessings in heavenly places in ___________: According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by ________________ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved. In whom we have redemption through his ____________, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
(O what incredible love of the Father to give His own blood, the blood of His precious Son, for our redemption! It says the Father has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places! He daily loads us with benefits. O that we would realize the reality of the benefits He has provided us that are ours for the asking. If we did this we would be transformed by His goodness to be a power for good in this world.)
Salvation by Faith
Ephesians 1:12-14
That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ. In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the _________ of ___________, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye ______________, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise, Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.
(The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are all involved in our eternal welfare. The Bible says “The LORD our God is one LORD:!” Deuteronomy 6:4. God is one in purpose, unity, and harmony, yet three in persons therefore the One and Only Triune God.)
The Trinity
1 John 5:7
For there are three that bear record in heaven, the __________, the ____________, and the _______ _________: and these three are one.
(See also John 1:1,14 “the Word” is Jesus Christ. Matthew 28:18-20 speaks of all the three members of the triune God in the great gospel commission.)
The Everlasting Gospel
Romans 3:21-26
But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; Even the righteousness of God which is by __________ of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference: For all have_____________, and come short of the glory of God; Being ___________ freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God hath set forth to be a ______________ (means atoning sacrifice)