Eph 1:4-5 | TNotes | STEP | 1:4 God’s people are holy and without fault in his eyes because they trust in Christ’s atoning sacrifice for their sins (see 1:7 ; 5:25-27 ; Col 1:22 ; Titus 3:5-7 ; Jude 1:24 ).

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b1:7►

c5:25-27►

dCol 1:22►

eTitus 3:5-7►

fJude 1:24►

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h1:11►

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j2:19►

kRom 8:15-17►

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mGal 4:5►

‏ Ephesians 1:4-5

1:4 ^a God’s people are holy and without fault in his eyes because they trust in Christ’s atoning sacrifice for their sins (see 1:7 ^b; 5:25-27 ^c; Col 1:22 ^d; Titus 3:5-7 ^e; Jude 1:24 ^f).
1:5 ^g God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family: By his sovereign initiative, God embraces and blesses as his children those who trust in Christ. They become heirs to all the promises God has made to his people (see 1:11 ^h, 14 ⁱ; 2:19 ^j; Rom 8:15-17 ^k, 29-30 ^l; Gal 4:5 ^m).