4According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
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Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. …
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 3-14)He begins with thanksgivings and praise, and enlarges with a great deal of fluency and copiousness of affection upon the exceedingly great and precious benefits which we enjoy by Jesus Christ. For the great privileges of our religion are very aptly recounted and enlarged upon in our praises to God. I. In general he blesses God for spiritual blessings , Eph. 1:3; where he styles him the God and Fat…
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