Divine Importance from God for a True Christian

(selected and responded to by Bill Stevenson)

Note: Many of the following indicated Bible verses were from Jack Taylor's “Who We Are In
Christ” list. So I have changed some of my responses to first person tense. I hope that you can
identify personally too.

Ephesians 1:4-14-- having been chosen before the foundation of the world future opportunity to be
holy and without blame before God in agapè love predestined to adoption as a child of God by
Jesus Christ according to the pleasure of God the Father being made divinely accepted in Jesus
Christ having redemption (from the death penalty of violating God’s Law) through Jesus’ death
having forgiveness of sins according to the riches of God’s grace much divine grace in all
wisdom and prudence knowledge of the mystery of God’s will, according to His good purposed
pleasure future deliverance from the sinful world having the inheritance of being predestined
according to the purpose of Jesus Christ the capability of being to the praise of God’s glory
sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise Who is the guarantee of the inheritance until the
redemption of the purchased possession to the praise of God’s glory

1 Peter 2:3-10-- able to taste that Jesus is gracious able to come to Jesus Christ chosen by God and
made precious becoming part of a holy priesthood to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to
God through Jesus Christ having Scripture assurance of not being put to shame being able to see
Jesus Christ as precious and not being offended able to keep God’s Word being part of a chosen
royal priesthood and holy group of special people able to proclaim the praises of Jesus Christ
Who called me to come out of sinful living to live in His marvelous truths being part of the
people of God having obtained His mercy

1 Corinthians 6:15-20-- my body being a member of Jesus Christ, joined to the Lord being one spirit
with Him my body being a temple of the Holy Spirit having the Holy Spirit inside me bought
with a price (the death of Jesus Christ) able to glorify God in my body and spirit

Romans 6:12-23-- able to not let sin reign or have dominion in my body and be obedient to its lusts
able to present myself to God as being spiritually alive able to present my body parts to God as
instruments of righteousness able to do obedience to God’s Law leading to righteousness
(sanctification) for holiness set free from sin able to have fruit (say and do things resulting)
future complete holiness and everlasting life God’s gift of eternal life instead of spiritual death

Romans 8:26-- God’s providence (involvement) in making happenings in my life result for
good being called or appointed for God’s purpose

1 Corinthians 1:26-31-- able to realize what God has predestined for me to do being more special to
God than the secular or worldly wise, mighty (powerful), and noble individuals having the
capability to put to shame the worldly wise and put to shame the mighty or powerful being in
Christ Jesus (learning the wisdom from God He taught), righteousness, sanctification, and
redemption able to glory in God the Father

Matthew 18:3-4-- converted to Christianity humbleness of faith like most children have, so that I
don’t become spiritual prideful like the Pharisees

1 Corinthians 3:16-17-- having the indwelling of the Holy Spirit capability of not defiling my body
and keeping it holy

Hebrews 10:19-22-- capability of boldly being intimate with God the Father by living Christ-like
being consecrated by Jesus Christ Who is the compassionate High Priest for the Church
capability of “drawing near with a true heart in full assurance of faith” to God the Father without
an evil conscience

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Ephesians 3:8-12-- chosen to be able to learn of the unsearchable riches of Christ and the wisdom of
God chosen to have boldness and confidence in accessing God the Father through faith in Jesus
Christ

Exodus 33:11-34:8-- being able to get specific instructions and understanding, abound in goodness
and truth receive grace, and mercy, and forgiveness from God the Father

2 Corinthians 4:15-17-- capability of being examples of God’s grace that can cause thanksgiving to
abound to the glory of Him capability of not giving up capability of being spiritually renewed
everyday knowing that the daily afflictions are light (not overbearing) and are actually working
for me “a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory”

Ephesians 2:7-10-- able to be public examples of exceeding riches of God’s grace and kindness being
God’s workmanship created in Christ Jesus for pre-planned good works

Romans 8:28-32-- God’s providence (involvement) in making happenings in my life result for good
being called or appointed for God’s purpose
being conformed to the image of Jesus Christ
being justified and later glorified by God
being freely blessed by God the Father

2 Corinthians 5:18-20 & 9:8-- reconciled by God the Father to Himself through Jesus Christ
given the ministry of reconciliation by God the Father forgiveness from God the Father for my
wrongs capability of being an ambassador for Christ as if God is pleading through me able to
receive all of the grace from God so that I have all my needs fulfilled and an abundance for every
good work

Galatians 2:20b & 5:1, 22-23-- having Christ Jesus live in me via the Holy Spirit and increasingly
knowing Him capability of being able to stand firmly in the liberty (from sin) that Christ has
given, never becoming entangled again with the bondage of sin being able to receive from the
Holy Spirit agapè (everlasting and unselfish) love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness,
faithfulness, gentleness, self-control

Ephesians 2:18-22-- able to have access to God the Father via the Holy Spirit because of Jesus’
sacrifice on the Cross being a citizen, saint, and member of the household of God, no longer a
stranger or foreigner being established on the foundations of Jesus Christ, the apostles, and the
prophets able to be unified with other Christians so that God the Father can be more evident via
the Holy Spirit

Ephesians 4:13-15-- able to be unified with other Christians in faith and the knowledge of Jesus
Christ capable of becoming perfect in spiritual maturity and righteousness in the stature measure
of the fullness of Jesus Christ and the completeness found in Him capable of not being deceived
by false, cunning, and crafty spiritual teachers and preachers able to speak the truth in agapè
(everlasting and unselfish) love able to grow up (mature) into complete Christ-likeness

Colossians 3:4 & 24-- guaranteed to be part of the resurrection of the righteous

1 Corinthians 15:35-57-- and in Heaven afterwards guaranteed to receive the reward of the
inheritance of Jesus Christ because of serving Him

1 Thessalonians 4:3-7-- being part of God’s will of human being sanctification being able to abstain
from sexual immorality as I learn how to keep my body in sanctification and honor, and not in
passion and lust to avoid being defrauded called by God to holiness not uncleanness

2 Thessalonians 2:13-14 & 3:1-- being beloved by Jesus Christ chosen by God for Salvation through
sanctification by the Holy Spirit and belief in the truth called by the Gospel for the obtaining of
the glory of Jesus Christ able to be part of the spread and glorification of the Word of God

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2 Timothy 1:9-10-- saved and called by God with a holy calling, not according to works but
according to God’s purpose and grace being part of God’s grace given in Christ Jesus before time
began, revealed by the His life on Earth

Titus 2:14 & 3:4-7-- worthy of Jesus Christ dying for to redeem (purchase freedom) me from
every unrighteous deed (all iniquity) worthy of Christ’s attention to be part of His church
purification program chosen to be a member of the special people of Jesus Christ zealous for
good works worthy (not by righteous works) of God’s kindness, mercy, and love, and salvation
via Jesus Christ and the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit worthy of
being justified by God’s grace and of becoming heirs according to the hope of eternal life

Hebrews 6:4-6 & 10:39-- divinely and Scripturally assured to the saving of my soul without going
back to a life of sin

Hebrews 12:28-- able to increasingly receive and experience the Kingdom of God (involving
righteousness, peace, and joy via the Holy Spirit-- Romans 14:17) which cannot be shaken able
to ask for grace from God so that I can serve God acceptable with reverence and Godly fear

1 Peter 1:2-5 & 7-9-- elected according to the foreknowledge of God the Father to be obedient in
sanctification being guided by the Holy Spirit begotten by God the Father according to His
abundant mercy for me to have a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the
dead divinely and Scripturally assured to being rewarded in Heaven, an inheritance which is
incorruptible, undefiled, and never fading away and “kept by the power of God through faith for
salvation to be revealed in the last time” my genuine faith is divinely considered more precious
than gold and can be found to praise, honor, and glory at the Revelation of Jesus Christ (the
Second Coming) having the Salvation, which is the saving of my soul and will be the end of my
faith, was inquired and sought by God’s Old Testament prophets and was/is desired to be
investigated by the angels

1 Peter 2:5 & 9-- chosen by God the Father to be lively like Christ and precious, part of the church,
and a holy spiritual leader to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ
chosen by God the Father to be part of a chosen and special group that is God’s people, a royal
priesthood who can proclaim the praises of Jesus Christ and deliverance from a sinful life the
people of God who have obtained divine mercy

1 John 2:1, 27, 3:1-2, & 4:17-- being defended by Jesus Christ to God the Father when I sin being
anointed by God the Father being so loved by God that I should be called a child of His and
know Him knowing that at the Second Coming that I will be like Him having agapè love
perfected in me so that I will be able to have boldness in the Day of Judgment, because as God
is, so I am in this world

1 John 5:20-- considered special enough by Jesus Christ to be blessed with understanding from Him
(via Holy Spirit and the Bible) that I may know Him and be more in Him as I become more like
Him Who is true

Revelation 1:5 & 6-- truly loved by, spiritually washed (purified) from my sins, and made a spiritual
king and priest to God the Father by Jesus Christ Who is “the faithful witness, the firstborn form
the dead, and the ruler over the kings of the