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The Applied New Testament Commentary Spiritual Blessings in Christ (1:1–14)

From before the creation of the world, the one true God has determined the future of every human being.

11 For I know the thoughts and plans that I have for you, says the Lord, thoughts and plans for welfare and peace and not for evil, to give you hope in your final outcome11 The Amplified Bible (La Habra, CA: The Lockman Foundation, 1987), Je 29:11.

4 Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes. 5 God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure.11 Tyndale House Publishers, Holy Bible: New Living Translation (Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, 2015), Eph 1:4–5.