Ephesians 1:7-10
7 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace 8 which He made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence, 9 having made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself, 10 that in the dispensation of the fullness of the times He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven and which are on earth—in Him.
7 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace 8 which He made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence, 9 having made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself, 10 that in the dispensation of the fullness of the times He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven and which are on earth—in Him.
We have been bought back from our alienation from God caused by disobedience in Eden by Adam and Eve. The price was a blood sacrifice, a life for a life, Christ Jesus taking our punishment of justice and dying where we should have. Therefore we find forgiveness in His boundless grace that demonstrates God’s great wisdom and sensible understanding revealed to us as His will in calling us out and saving us. He not only planned this, He finds great pleasure in this purpose to set a time to send His Son to redeem His chosen people as He did with Israel. God now brings us together in Christ as promised to Abraham, of Israel and all other nations, adding from this creation us to all that is good in heaven. He died so we can live with Him.
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