In Jesus Christ we have been enriched in every way (Continued)

In Jesus Christ we have been enriched in every way (Continued)

Eph 2:8, 9

⁸ For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— ⁹ not by works, so that no one can boast. ¹⁰ For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

2 Cor 12:9

⁹ But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.

Eph 1:13, 14

¹³ And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, ¹⁴ who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession—to the praise of his glory.

Psalm 32:1, 2

¹ Blessed is the one
    whose transgressions are forgiven,
    whose sins are covered.

² Blessed is the one
    whose sin the Lord does not count against them
    and in whose spirit is no deceit.

I John 1:3

³ We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ.

We learn the following from the above verses

1)  For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

2)  God’s grace is sufficient for us and in our weaknesses His power rest on us.

3)  We are marked in God through the Spirit, guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession

4)  We are blessed as our transgressions are forgiven and sins are covered

5)  We are blessed to have our fellowship with Father and His son Jesus Christ

In Jesus Christ we have been enriched in every way

In Jesus Christ we have been enriched in every way

1 Cor 1:5

⁵ For in him you have been enriched in every way—with all kinds of speech and with all knowledge

1 Pet 2:9

⁹ But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. 

Heb 10:10-12

¹⁰ And by that will, we have been made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

¹¹ Day after day every priest stands and performs his religious duties; again and again he offers the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. ¹² But when this priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God,

Gal 5:22

²² But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, ²³ gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

1 John 3: 2, 3

² Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears,^[a] we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. ³ All who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pure.

We learn the following from above verses

1)  In Jesus Christ we have been enriched in every way

2)  We are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession

3)  We have been made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all

4)  But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,  gentleness and self-control

5)  We are blessed by being the children of God

To the only wise God be glory forever

 To the only wise God be glory forever

Rom 16:27

²⁶ but now revealed and made known through the prophetic writings by the command of the eternal God, so that all the Gentiles might come to the obedience that comes from^[f] faith— ²⁷ to the only wise God be glory forever through Jesus Christ! Amen.

1 Tim 1:17

¹⁷ Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.

1 Tim 2:5

⁵ For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus, ⁶ who gave himself as a ransom for all people. 

1 Cor 8:6

⁶ yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we live; and there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we live.

Eph 4:6

⁴ There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called; ⁵ one Lord, one faith, one baptism; ⁶ one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.

We learn the following from the above verses

1)  To the only wise God be glory forever

2)  Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.

3)  For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus, ⁶ who gave himself as a ransom for all people.

4)  Yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we live; and there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we live.

The God of peace be with us

The God of peace be with us

Rom 15:33

³³ The God of peace be with you all. Amen.

Rom 16:20

²⁰ The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet.

The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.

2 Cor 13:11

¹¹ Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice! Strive for full restoration, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you.

Php 4:9

⁹ Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.

1 Th 5:23

²³ May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. ²⁴ The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do it.

2 Th 3:16

¹⁶ Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you.

Heb 13:20

²⁰ Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep,²¹ equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in us what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.

We learn the following from the above verses

1)  The God of peace be with you all

2)  The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace our Lord Jesus be with us

3)  We are to strive for full restoration, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace and the God of love and peace will be with us.

4)  May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify us

5)  Now may the Lord of peace himself give us peace at all times and in every way. The Lord is with all of us.

6)  Now may the God of peace equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in us what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to who be the glory forever and ever. Amen.