Romans 8:30
And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified.
We are predestined to be made in the image of God.
The predestined are all those who have ears and will listen to what the Spirit says. That includes everyone. This destiny is for all who would go there.
This verse spans the entirety of the creation story. Jesus was slain before the foundation of the world, meaning that it was always God’s plan for us to be made in the image of Christ. It begins when we enter the body of Christ. He has entered us through the Holy Spirit. In this way we have become the Bride of Christ.
This is the plan of God for our lives: that we will become part of His life. We will be glorified by Him and the blessings of heaven will be ours.
Ephesians 1:3-5
Spiritual Blessings in Christ
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love he predestined us for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will,
1 Peter 1:20-21
He was foreknown before the foundation of the world but was made manifest in the last times for the sake of you who through him are believers in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.
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