Second Reading Ephesians 1:3-14 11 July 2009
The second reading tonight is an opening address of the Letter to the Ephesians. It can be broken down in three (3) parts.
First, The father’s Plan of Salvation
Second, Fulfillment through Christ
Third, Inheritance through the Spirit.
It starts off with a blessing of God for the blessings Christians have experienced. Through that blessings, it also reminds us that God has blessed all of us in Christ Jesus, with every spiritual blessing in the heavens. He chose us in Christ Jesus, from the beginning. In Love, we were adopted by God through Jesus Christ. That is our father’s Plan of Salvation.
Our Father’s plan of Salvation is fulfilled in Jesus Christ. We were redeemed by the blood of Jesus. Such was the richness of the Grace of God. God revealed to us that mystery that in the fullness of times, all things will sum up in Christ, in Heaven and on earth.
In the inheritance through the spirit, we are reminded that through the seal of the Holy Spirit i.e. through our Baptism, we received the first instalment of our inheritance through the Spirit i.e. down payment by God on our full salvation.
So, Brothers & Sisters in Christ, We belong to God our Father, Jesus Christ & the Holy Spirit. Our beloved Trinitarian God chose us in the beginning. He has already a wonderful plan for all of us, he has planned for our salvation, he has assured us that in the fullness of times, we will all be united in Christ Jesus. And through the first instalment of our inheritance toward redemption i.e. the baptism of the Holy Spirit, he has already claimed us as HIS possession. Such is the richness of the Grace of God.
Praise the LORD !
The second reading tonight is an opening address of the Letter to the Ephesians. It can be broken down in three (3) parts.
First, The father’s Plan of Salvation
Second, Fulfillment through Christ
Third, Inheritance through the Spirit.
It starts off with a blessing of God for the blessings Christians have experienced. Through that blessings, it also reminds us that God has blessed all of us in Christ Jesus, with every spiritual blessing in the heavens. He chose us in Christ Jesus, from the beginning. In Love, we were adopted by God through Jesus Christ. That is our father’s Plan of Salvation.
Our Father’s plan of Salvation is fulfilled in Jesus Christ. We were redeemed by the blood of Jesus. Such was the richness of the Grace of God. God revealed to us that mystery that in the fullness of times, all things will sum up in Christ, in Heaven and on earth.
In the inheritance through the spirit, we are reminded that through the seal of the Holy Spirit i.e. through our Baptism, we received the first instalment of our inheritance through the Spirit i.e. down payment by God on our full salvation.
So, Brothers & Sisters in Christ, We belong to God our Father, Jesus Christ & the Holy Spirit. Our beloved Trinitarian God chose us in the beginning. He has already a wonderful plan for all of us, he has planned for our salvation, he has assured us that in the fullness of times, we will all be united in Christ Jesus. And through the first instalment of our inheritance toward redemption i.e. the baptism of the Holy Spirit, he has already claimed us as HIS possession. Such is the richness of the Grace of God.
Praise the LORD !
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