blhowes
Puritan Board Professor
As you all know, its lots of fun to study the scriptures and try and get a handle on God's covenants. Lately, I've been focusing on the covenant of redemption. I thought I'd start this thread, partly so we can learn more about this covenant and partly as a devotional about the covenant. I was wondering if folks could share verses they know of that speak of the covenant of redemption and perhaps a thing or two about what has impressed you about these verses, based on time spent studying, meditating on, etc., these verses.
I've been thinking about Ephesians 1:4 lately.
Eph 1:4 According 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:
This is a common verse that most of you probably have memorized already (I'm working on it now). It just struck me how amazing it was that God chose me before the foundation of the world, and in fulfillment of that choice, I got saved. Before mankind, the animals, the trees, the stars, etc, even existed, God chose me. Think of all the generations that have gone before me that, if circumstances were different, could have derailed me from even being born. A sudden death along the way of any of my ancestors would have prevented their offspring in my line from being born. Couples in my lineage who met and later got married may never have even met if circumstances changed even slightly. What a comment this is on the providence of God. And this is true of all God's saints. As I said, amazing.
I've been thinking about Ephesians 1:4 lately.
Eph 1:4 According 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:
This is a common verse that most of you probably have memorized already (I'm working on it now). It just struck me how amazing it was that God chose me before the foundation of the world, and in fulfillment of that choice, I got saved. Before mankind, the animals, the trees, the stars, etc, even existed, God chose me. Think of all the generations that have gone before me that, if circumstances were different, could have derailed me from even being born. A sudden death along the way of any of my ancestors would have prevented their offspring in my line from being born. Couples in my lineage who met and later got married may never have even met if circumstances changed even slightly. What a comment this is on the providence of God. And this is true of all God's saints. As I said, amazing.