“…just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him.” Ephesians 1:4 (NASB)
Context is important because it is from the context that we can learn the full meaning and intention of a passage. Such as this one. The immediate context includes verse 4 and runs through verse 14. Which runs too long for the format we use so we will divide it over a few days. Paul continues his discussion of believers’ spiritual blessings by showing that they are based on the work of the three Persons of the Trinity: the selection of the Father (vv. 4–6), the sacrifice of the Son (vv. 7–12), and the seal of the Spirit (vv. 13–14). The first word, sometimes translated ‘for’(NIV), is better rendered “just as” or “even as.” It connects God the Father’s choosing from eternity past as part of the heavenly blessings we learn about in verse 3. We receive the spiritual blessings as believers are because of and on the basis of the work of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. God choosing us in Him so that we would be holy and blameless before Him. This is the only way for us to be blameless, through the work of Christ Jesus and the Holy Spirit.
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