Acceptance

 Romans 5 -- Romans 8 -- Ephesians 1



Colossians

Colossians 1:22

The hope of the gospel. That Christ will be revealed to us in the resurrection.

What, who is Christ? The word of God (John 1), who was God. Christ is the radiance of God's glory (Hebrews 3). The image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature.

Colossians 1:27
Christ in you the hope of glory

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Ephesians

Ephesians 1 G2129 (BLESSED, LAUDATION)

Predistination in ephesians 1 first few verses: appointing of a word that would come and tell you and demonstrate to you about who you really are.

Through vulnerability, we find we are empathized with, not found objectionable, and accepted.


Accepted | Ephesians 1:6 | G5487

STRONGS NT 5487: χαριτόω

χαριτόω, χαρίτω: 1 aorist ἐχαριτωσα; perfect passive participle κεχαριτωμένος; (χάρις); 
1. to make graceful i. e. charming, lovely, agreeable: passive, Sir. 18:17; ταῖς διαλοξοις στροφαῖς χαριτουμενος ὀφρυν, Libanius, vol. iv., p. 1071, 14. 
2. to pursue with grace, compass with favor; to honor with blessings: τινα, Ephesians 1:6; passive, Luke 1:28 (some would take it in these two examples subjectively (R. V. marginal reading endued frith grace)); Psalm 18:26 Symm.; (Hermas, sim. 9, 24, 3 [ET]; Test xii. Patr. test. Joseph. 1); ecclesiastical and Byzantine writings.

My acceptance is me being graced into believing that I am acceptable. Experiencing that which was believed about me already.