According to Scripture, God's sovereign plan is evident in the lives of believers, who are chosen and ordained for a specific purpose. In Romans 8:29, we see that God foreknew and predestined those who would be conformed to the image of Christ. The book of Ephesians further develops this concept, stating that believers were predestined for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ (Ephesians 1:5) and that we are part of God's overall plan, which is being worked out according to His will (Ephesians 1:11). As 1 Peter 1:2 reminds us, this predestination is rooted in God's foreknowledge and is a fundamental aspect of our salvation.
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For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers.
In Him we were also chosen as God’s own, having been predestined according to the plan of Him who works out everything by the counsel of His will,
He predestined us for adoption as His sons through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of His will,
For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers. And those He predestined, He also called; those He called, He also justified; those He justified, He also glorified.
according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by His blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance.
For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.