In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will,
And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.
to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you,
declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times things not yet done, saying, ‘My counsel shall stand, and I will accomplish all my purpose,’ calling a bird of prey from the east, the man of my counsel from a far country. I have spoken, and I will bring it to pass; I have purposed, and I will do it.
who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.
This was according to the eternal purpose that he has realized in Christ Jesus our Lord,
he predestined us for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will,
For if the inheritance comes by the law, it no longer comes by promise; but God gave it to Abraham by a promise.
So when God desired to show more convincingly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable character of his purpose, he guaranteed it with an oath,
so that being justified by his grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him.
giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light.
knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ.
to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’
And now I commend you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified.
this Jesus, delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men.
for I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole counsel of God.
to do whatever your hand and your plan had predestined to take place.
great in counsel and mighty in deed, whose eyes are open to all the ways of the children of man, rewarding each one according to his ways and according to the fruit of his deeds.
Who has measured the Spirit of the Lord, or what man shows him his counsel? Whom did he consult, and who made him understand? Who taught him the path of justice, and taught him knowledge, and showed him the way of understanding?
The Lord knows the days of the blameless, and their heritage will remain forever;
Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing.
“For who has known the mind of the Lord, or who has been his counselor?”
It is he who shall build the temple of the Lord and shall bear royal honor, and shall sit and rule on his throne. And there shall be a priest on his throne, and the counsel of peace shall be between them both.”’
For who among them has stood in the council of the Lord to see and to hear his word, or who has paid attention to his word and listened?
This also comes from the Lord of hosts; he is wonderful in counsel and excellent in wisdom.
who say: “Let him be quick, let him speed his work that we may see it; let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw near, and let it come, that we may know it!”
But the Lord has taken you and brought you out of the iron furnace, out of Egypt, to be a people of his own inheritance, as you are this day.
I have counsel and sound wisdom; I have insight; I have strength.
Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him?
which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight
“With God are wisdom and might; he has counsel and understanding.
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