1 Peter
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according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and for sprinkling with his blood: May grace and peace be multiplied to you.
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Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
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to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you,
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who by God's power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
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In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials,
Janicedianeb's Note
Sep 15
The trinity works together for salvation.
Ephs. 1:3 -5 this happened in pre-eternity past.
Embrace the beauty of this. Isa. 55:9 his ways and thoughts are far more greater than ours. Jn. 6:37 open inviting to come to Jesus.
God gives us free will and chose him from the past and exercise our free will.
God chose me. Ephes.2:9 can't boast
Rom 11: 33-36 all his glory
Rom3:11 none who does good.
Election does not mean that I was chosen for eternity.
Man was not lost by election.
Gods heart 11peter 3:9 1tim2:3-4 all are chosen, but who will chose God.
God ordains the end. We come to the bottom of our sin, we choose.
1Pet 1:23.born again by accepting the word of the living God.
rom 10:14 hearing by the word and believe the word and