through whom given to us the honorable and effective promises so that through them you come into existence, escaping the corruption in the world, in sinful desires and come into existence as divine sharers, his divine nature (2 Peter 1:4)
blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the one blessings us in all spiritual blessings in the heavenlies in Christ (Ephesians 1:3)
Here are hidden some great promises, we have been blessed in all spiritual blessings in the heavenlies. God chose you before he created the world to be holy and blameless in his presence in love. God predestined us before he created the world in Christ, because we are adopted of the Spirit we become a spiritual new creation and can receive the spiritual things of God. A great testimony from God exists that one is adopted of the Spirit, who cries out Abba Father and testifies we are his children.
to the praise of his glorious grace whom he favored us in the beloved in him having the redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of trespasses according to the riches of his grace whom he lavished on us in all wisdom and insight... (Ephesians 1:6-8)
What a blessing to be justified in Jesus, through his blood, by grace through redemption, and received by faith, now, we can boldly and confidently approach his throne of grace and receive grace as needed. He favored us in the beloved, he makes known the mystery of his will purposed in Christ, as a plan to bring us into the fullness of God, so we escape the corruption in the world becoming partakers of his divine nature. We are blessed that he lavished on us on us all these from the riches of his grace.
For all the promises of God the Yes in him, on account and through him. That is why it is through him our Amen is to God for glory (2 Corinthians 1:20)
We are blessed through the sealing of the Holy Spirit until God takes redemption of his own... whom he adopted and sealed of the Spirit. Made alive through his great love, we were raised and seated in the heavenlies in Christ Jesus, by grace being saved. He predestined us for these great things according to the purpose of his will. Because of these Paul can write "I am persuaded of this, because he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ" (Philippians 1:6).
through whom given to us the honorable and effective promises so that through them you come into existence, escaping the corruption, in sinful desires and come into existence as divine sharers, his divine nature (2 Peter 1:4)
His promises are "precious and splendid" but more so honorable τίμιος (timios) and effective. God honors his promise and doesn't change his mind according to what he has eternally purposed. This is great news for his children. When Moses was on the mountain for forty days and the people made a golden calf to worship God wanted to destroy them and start a new through Moses. The point being God would have continued his purpose through Moses even though most of Israel would have been destroyed if Moses had not interceded. The Law was given to Moses but grace and truth came in Jesus.
so at present through the church, the manifold wisdom of God is known to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenlies according to the eternal purpose which he made in Christ Jesus our Lord in whom we have boldness and confidence to access through his faith (Ephesian 3:10-12)
Now, God has put forth his plan in Christ, that hidden before the beginning, that which he eternally purposed. So in Christ we are predestined according to his purpose. "he predestined us for adoption as his own through Jesus Christ according to the good purpose of his will" (Ephesian 1:5). Now, this is an honorable promise as God will keep his word and an effective promise as we will see.
and those he foreknew also predestined to conform to the image of his son... (Romans 8:29)
If God chose you and predestined you it is according to that which he eternally purposed in Christ, that you are being conformed to his image. This is the effective part of the promise, that he doesn't choose you and leave you as you are, he has predestined you for a purpose. Nor does he choose you and then kick you out of the family because it would not be a testimony of his power and glory, to the principalities and powers, of his manifold wisdom made known. So the promise is effectual in that his power is working in you to conform you to the image of his son and so you escape the corruption in the world through its sinful nature.
Now, knowing because all work together for the good of the ones loved of God, the ones called according to his purpose (Romans 8:28)This promise is both honorable and effectual in that if he calls you he will see you through, it is His word to work out all good according to his purpose, which as we read before, is to be conformed to the image of Christ. He is honorable to keep his promises. We are promised the riches of his glory, the inheritance among the saints, great power available to us, and a calling with hope (Ephesians 1:18-20).
now, the ones he predestined, these also called and the ones called these also justified, now whom he justified these also glorified (Romans 8:30)
This is the hope of our calling that if he called us, we are predestined and justified, and if his promises are honorable and effective, we will partake of his glory, his divine nature, escaping the corruption in this world. In The Effect of Surpassing Love the love of Christ is read as effectual to see us through. Today, we read of honorable and effectual promises all coming from the riches of his grace and love eternally purposed in Christ.
"The one powerful to do beyond all measure that which we ask or imagine according to the power working in us" (Ephesians 3:20). Now, we might not be able to imagine overcoming corruption in the world and its sinful desires, but it is promised, through his surpassing love and honorable and effective promises.