Sue J Love
Loyal
Ephesians 1:3-12 BSB (Berean Standard Bible)
“3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms. 4For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love 5He predestined us for adoption as His sons through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of His will, 6to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the Beloved One.
“7In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace 8that He lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding. 9And He has made known to us the mystery of His will according to His good pleasure, which He purposed in Christ 10as a plan for the fullness of time, to bring all things in heaven and on earth together in Christ.
“11In Him we were also chosen as God’s own, having been predestined according to the plan of Him who works out everything by the counsel of His will, 12in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, would be for the praise of His glory.”
Holy and Blameless
So many people today are teaching a faith in Jesus Christ which requires nothing of us at all other than to profess faith in Jesus Christ. But that is not biblical faith! For God chose us to be holy and blameless (righteous) in His presence. And to be holy is to be different, unlike, separate from the world of sin because we are being transformed by God to His likeness. And to be righteous is to be honest, morally pure, and upright, in conformity to God’s standard, i.e. to what is approved by God, to obey Him in life practice.
What if We Sin?
But does that mean that we will never sin, or that if we do sin we are cut off from God? No! See 1 John 2:1-6 where we are instructed to not sin, but which comforts us with the knowledge that if we do sin, Jesus Christ is our advocate before God the Father. For He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins. But… then it continues by letting us know that we have come to know Christ if we keep (obey) His commandments. So if we claim to know Christ, but we do not obey His commands, in practice, then we are liars. Truth is not in us.
In Christ we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses (sins), according to the riches of God’s grace. For in Jesus’ death on that cross He bought us back for God (redeemed us) out of our lives of slavery to sin so we will now obey God with our lives in righteousness and holiness. And God’s grace, which is bringing us salvation, is training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives while we await our Lord’s return for His bride.
God’s Plan for Our Lives
And God has made known to us the mystery of His will for our lives all throughout the Scriptures. And Jesus taught us that if anyone would come after Him that they must deny self, take up their cross daily (suffer for the sake of righteousness and die daily to sin and to self), and follow Him in obedience to His commands. And He taught that if sin remains our practice, and not obedience to God’s commands, that we will not have the hope of eternal life with God. So we need to take this seriously to obey Him.
For God had a plan for our lives from before we were even born into this world. And His plan is that we now, by God-persuaded faith in Him, live for Him in walks of obedience to His commands and that we no longer walk in deliberate and habitual sin against our Lord. Our lives are now to be surrendered to our Lord to doing His will, to going where He sends us, and to saying and to doing whatever He commands. For now our lives are to be for the praise of His glory and no longer for selfish and sinful desires.
[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 10:27-30; Acts 26:18; Romans 1:18-32; Romans 2:5-10; Romans 3:23; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; Romans 12:1-2; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10,19-20; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; 2 Corinthians 5:10,15,21; Galatians 5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 4:1-13; Hebrews 10:19-39; Hebrews 12:1-2; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:1-6; 1 John 3:4-10; Revelation 2:1-29; Revelation 3:1-22]
According to God’s Plan
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Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
Mighty in Power
An Original Work / June 17, 2019
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
Jesus, our Savior, reigneth forever;
Mighty in power, His name we honor.
He’s our refuge from all evil.
God our righteous, He’s our fill.
He satisfies us with all His blessings.
We magnify Him. Our praise to Him sing.
Glory and honor, praise to the Father,
Perfect in wisdom, He is our vision.
He delivered us from all sin
So, in Christ, we’d be forgiven.
He purifies us. His love will guide us.
He is beside us, holy and righteous.
Our Holy Spirit, comfort in sorrow,
Strength in our weakness, hope for tomorrow.
He gives courage to be bold in
Witnessing for Jesus Christ.
He teaches all things about our Savior.
New life in Jesus, we found His favor.
“3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms. 4For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love 5He predestined us for adoption as His sons through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of His will, 6to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the Beloved One.
“7In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace 8that He lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding. 9And He has made known to us the mystery of His will according to His good pleasure, which He purposed in Christ 10as a plan for the fullness of time, to bring all things in heaven and on earth together in Christ.
“11In Him we were also chosen as God’s own, having been predestined according to the plan of Him who works out everything by the counsel of His will, 12in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, would be for the praise of His glory.”
Holy and Blameless
So many people today are teaching a faith in Jesus Christ which requires nothing of us at all other than to profess faith in Jesus Christ. But that is not biblical faith! For God chose us to be holy and blameless (righteous) in His presence. And to be holy is to be different, unlike, separate from the world of sin because we are being transformed by God to His likeness. And to be righteous is to be honest, morally pure, and upright, in conformity to God’s standard, i.e. to what is approved by God, to obey Him in life practice.
What if We Sin?
But does that mean that we will never sin, or that if we do sin we are cut off from God? No! See 1 John 2:1-6 where we are instructed to not sin, but which comforts us with the knowledge that if we do sin, Jesus Christ is our advocate before God the Father. For He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins. But… then it continues by letting us know that we have come to know Christ if we keep (obey) His commandments. So if we claim to know Christ, but we do not obey His commands, in practice, then we are liars. Truth is not in us.
In Christ we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses (sins), according to the riches of God’s grace. For in Jesus’ death on that cross He bought us back for God (redeemed us) out of our lives of slavery to sin so we will now obey God with our lives in righteousness and holiness. And God’s grace, which is bringing us salvation, is training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives while we await our Lord’s return for His bride.
God’s Plan for Our Lives
And God has made known to us the mystery of His will for our lives all throughout the Scriptures. And Jesus taught us that if anyone would come after Him that they must deny self, take up their cross daily (suffer for the sake of righteousness and die daily to sin and to self), and follow Him in obedience to His commands. And He taught that if sin remains our practice, and not obedience to God’s commands, that we will not have the hope of eternal life with God. So we need to take this seriously to obey Him.
For God had a plan for our lives from before we were even born into this world. And His plan is that we now, by God-persuaded faith in Him, live for Him in walks of obedience to His commands and that we no longer walk in deliberate and habitual sin against our Lord. Our lives are now to be surrendered to our Lord to doing His will, to going where He sends us, and to saying and to doing whatever He commands. For now our lives are to be for the praise of His glory and no longer for selfish and sinful desires.
[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 10:27-30; Acts 26:18; Romans 1:18-32; Romans 2:5-10; Romans 3:23; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; Romans 12:1-2; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10,19-20; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; 2 Corinthians 5:10,15,21; Galatians 5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 4:1-13; Hebrews 10:19-39; Hebrews 12:1-2; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:1-6; 1 John 3:4-10; Revelation 2:1-29; Revelation 3:1-22]
According to God’s Plan
An Original Work / September 12, 2026
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
Mighty in Power
An Original Work / June 17, 2019
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love
Jesus, our Savior, reigneth forever;
Mighty in power, His name we honor.
He’s our refuge from all evil.
God our righteous, He’s our fill.
He satisfies us with all His blessings.
We magnify Him. Our praise to Him sing.
Glory and honor, praise to the Father,
Perfect in wisdom, He is our vision.
He delivered us from all sin
So, in Christ, we’d be forgiven.
He purifies us. His love will guide us.
He is beside us, holy and righteous.
Our Holy Spirit, comfort in sorrow,
Strength in our weakness, hope for tomorrow.
He gives courage to be bold in
Witnessing for Jesus Christ.
He teaches all things about our Savior.
New life in Jesus, we found His favor.