Why are we accepted in God's eyes according to Ephesians 1:6?
Believers are accepted in God's eyes because they are in the Beloved, Christ, not because of anything earned or merited. Ephesians 1:6 says God has made us accepted in the Beloved. This acceptance rests entirely on grace and on our position in Christ; God cannot reject us without rejecting His Son.
Les explains that this acceptance was not earned or merited; it is all of grace that God has seen fit to do on our behalf. Ephesians 1:6 says He has made us accepted in the Beloved. That is how we are accepted in God's eyes: because of where we are in Christ. He cannot reject us, because then He would have to reject the Son Himself, and that He will never do. So in view of our position, we are in the Beloved. Les further connects this to verse 7, where in the Beloved—Christ—we have redemption through His blood.
To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
More Questions
How are we accepted in God's eyes?
Our acceptance in God's eyes is because of where we are in Christ, in the Beloved.
Why is a believer accepted by God if they haven't earned it or merited it?
Our acceptance with God is not earned or merited but is entirely of grace, something God saw fit to do on our behalf.