What has God the Father prepared believers for in Colossians 1:12?
Colossians 1:12 states that God the Father has made believers meet, or prepared them, to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light. Paul says this inheritance belongs to the saints in light, and it is tied to believers being delivered from darkness and translated into Christ's kingdom.
Les teaches that Paul is praying for the Gentile believers in Colossae in Asia Minor and comes down to Colossians 1:12, where he gives thanks unto the Father. The Father has made us meet—prepared us—to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light. This is connected with God delivering us from the power of darkness and translating us into the kingdom of His dear Son. Les points out that this kingdom is in heaven, so believers are now citizens of heaven because they are members of that Kingdom of Christ.
Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:
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What does it mean that God made believers meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light?
God made believers meet—that is, prepared them—to share in the inheritance of the saints in light.