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Ephesians 1:4-5
Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes.God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure.
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Jeremiah 1:5
“ I knew you before I formed you in your mother’s womb. Before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as my prophet to the nations.”
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Ephesians 1:11
Furthermore, because we are united with Christ, we have received an inheritance from God, for he chose us in advance, and he makes everything work out according to his plan.
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2 Timothy 1 9
For God saved us and called us to live a holy life. He did this, not because we deserved it, but because that was his plan from before the beginning of time— to show us his grace through Christ Jesus.
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1 Peter 1 20
God chose him as your ransom long before the world began, but now in these last days he has been revealed for your sake.
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Revelation 13:8
And all the people who belong to this world worshiped the beast. They are the ones whose names were not written in the Book of Life that belongs to the Lamb who was slaughtered before the world was made.
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2 Timothy 2 19
But God’s truth stands firm like a foundation stone with this inscription:“ The Lord knows those who are his,” and“ All who belong to the Lord must turn away from evil.”
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1 Peter 1 2
God the Father knew you and chose you long ago, and his Spirit has made you holy. As a result, you have obeyed him and have been cleansed by the blood of Jesus Christ. May God give you more and more grace and peace.
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1 Corinthians 2 7
No, the wisdom we speak of is the mystery of God— his plan that was previously hidden, even though he made it for our ultimate glory before the world began.
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1 Corinthians 15 49
Just as we are now like the earthly man, we will someday be like the heavenly man.
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Romans 9:23
He does this to make the riches of his glory shine even brighter on those to whom he shows mercy, who were prepared in advance for glory.
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1 John 3 2
Dear friends, we are already God’s children, but he has not yet shown us what we will be like when Christ appears. But we do know that we will be like him, for we will see him as he really is.
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Colossians 1:15-18
Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation,for through him God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can’t see— such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through him and for him.He existed before anything else, and he holds all creation together.Christ is also the head of the church, which is his body. He is the beginning, supreme over all who rise from the dead. So he is first in everything.
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Romans 11:2
No, God has not rejected his own people, whom he chose from the very beginning. Do you realize what the Scriptures say about this? Elijah the prophet complained to God about the people of Israel and said,
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2 Corinthians 3 18
So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the Lord. And the Lord— who is the Spirit— makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image.
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John 17:22-23
“ I have given them the glory you gave me, so they may be one as we are one.I am in them and you are in me. May they experience such perfect unity that the world will know that you sent me and that you love them as much as you love me.
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Philippians 3:21
He will take our weak mortal bodies and change them into glorious bodies like his own, using the same power with which he will bring everything under his control.
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John 17:16
They do not belong to this world any more than I do.
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Ephesians 4:24
Put on your new nature, created to be like God— truly righteous and holy.
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Exodus 33:17
The Lord replied to Moses,“ I will indeed do what you have asked, for I look favorably on you, and I know you by name.”
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Exodus 33:12
One day Moses said to the Lord,“ You have been telling me,‘ Take these people up to the Promised Land.’ But you haven’t told me whom you will send with me. You have told me,‘ I know you by name, and I look favorably on you.’
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Matthew 12:50
Anyone who does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother!”
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Hebrews 1:5-6
For God never said to any angel what he said to Jesus:“ You are my Son. Today I have become your Father.” God also said,“ I will be his Father, and he will be my Son.”And when he brought his supreme Son into the world, God said,“ Let all of God’s angels worship him.”
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Revelation 1:5-6
and from Jesus Christ. He is the faithful witness to these things, the first to rise from the dead, and the ruler of all the kings of the world. All glory to him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by shedding his blood for us.He has made us a Kingdom of priests for God his Father. All glory and power to him forever and ever! Amen.
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Psalms 1:6
For the Lord watches over the path of the godly, but the path of the wicked leads to destruction.
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John 17:26
I have revealed you to them, and I will continue to do so. Then your love for me will be in them, and I will be in them.”
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Romans 13:14
Instead, clothe yourself with the presence of the Lord Jesus Christ. And don’t let yourself think about ways to indulge your evil desires.
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John 20:17
“ Don’t cling to me,” Jesus said,“ for I haven’t yet ascended to the Father. But go find my brothers and tell them,‘ I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’”
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John 17:19
And I give myself as a holy sacrifice for them so they can be made holy by your truth.
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Hebrews 2:11-15
So now Jesus and the ones he makes holy have the same Father. That is why Jesus is not ashamed to call them his brothers and sisters.For he said to God,“ I will proclaim your name to my brothers and sisters. I will praise you among your assembled people.”He also said,“ I will put my trust in him,” that is,“ I and the children God has given me.”Because God’s children are human beings— made of flesh and blood— the Son also became flesh and blood. For only as a human being could he die, and only by dying could he break the power of the devil, who had the power of death.Only in this way could he set free all who have lived their lives as slaves to the fear of dying.
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Matthew 7:23
But I will reply,‘ I never knew you. Get away from me, you who break God’s laws.’
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Psalms 89:27
I will make him my firstborn son, the mightiest king on earth.
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Matthew 25:40
“ And the King will say,‘ I tell you the truth, when you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were doing it to me!’