Les Feldick Bible Study

What does Ephesians 1:4 say God chose us for?

Ephesians 1:4 states God chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world, so that we should be holy, set apart, and without blame before Him, in love. This choosing is unto holiness and blamelessness, a positional standing reserved for every believer.

Les explains that Ephesians 1:4 is another basis for understanding predestination. He reads it as saying God "hath chosen us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy, set apart, and without blame before Him, in love." Les connects this to the earlier point that whom God foreknew, He predestinated to a position—being conformed to the Son—not to heaven or hell. That position is reserved for every individual believer, and the love was extended on the cross.

Ephesians 1:4

According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:

More Questions

Why did God choose us in Christ before the foundation of the world, according to Ephesians 1:4?

God chose believers in Christ before the foundation of the world so that they would be holy, set apart, and without blame before Him in love, according to Ephesians 1:4.

What does Ephesians 1:4 teach about God choosing believers?

Ephesians 1:4 says God chose believers in Christ before the foundation of the world, intending them to be holy, set apart, and blameless before Him in love.