This is how it reads in the Amplified version. Eph 1:6 [So that we might be] to the praise and the commendation of His glorious grace (favor and mercy), which He so freely bestowed on us in the Beloved.
And, in the NKJV.......Eph 1:6 to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He has made us accepted in the beloved.
The word accepted, means, to be highly favored, make accepted, to make graceful, to be charming, lovely, agreeable, to compass with favor, to honor with blessings.
This is our current position and will always be our position before our God. Accepted in the Beloved.
Jesus is God's only begotten son, Jesus is God's beloved son also, and He has made us accepted in the beloved, in Christ.
Being in Christ, is the doorway to all the blessings of God. Eternal life, forgiveness, mercy, love, grace, inheritance, power, etc, etc, etc. These blessings come to us through Christ..
Thus, as we look to Jesus Christ day by day, we are looking to the one in whom, and through whom these blessings come to us.
But, this one, "accepted" simply speaks of our position. We are highly favored with His grace and His mercy, and He has through these, to make us accepted.
You in Christ, are as accepted by God as is any of His other children There is no difference. We are joint heirs with Christ
Blessings to you today.
Pastor Bob Grenier
