" 4 Long ago, even before He made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in His eyes."
Colossians 3:1-15
" 1 Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits in the place of honor at God’s right hand. 2 Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth. 3 For you died to this life, and your real life is hidden with Christ in God. 4 And when Christ, who is your* life, is revealed to the whole world, you will share in all his glory.5 So put to death the sinful, earthly things lurking within you. Have nothing to do with sexual immorality, impurity, lust, and evil desires. Don’t be greedy, for a greedy person is an idolater, worshiping the things of this world. 6 Because of these sins, the anger of God is coming.* 7 You used to do these things when your life was still part of this world. 8 But now is the time to get rid of anger, rage, malicious behavior, slander, and dirty language. 9 Don’t lie to each other, for you have stripped off your old sinful nature and all its wicked deeds. 10 Put on your new nature, and be renewed as you learn to know your Creator and become like him. 11 In this new life, it doesn't matter if you are a Jew or a Gentile,* circumcised or uncircumcised, barbaric, uncivilized,* slave, or free. Christ is all that matters, and he lives in all of us.12 Since God chose you to be the holy people he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. 13 Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others. 14 Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds us all together in perfect harmony. 15 And let the peace that comes from Christ rule in your hearts. For as members of one body you are called to live in peace. And always be thankful."
Okay so I'm sick & exhausted, and my brain turned off about 2 days ago, which makes it nearly impossible to form word fragments, so not much will be said in this one. Plus this was a harder one to comprehend for me, cause I definitely don't see myself as blameless in any sense of the word. So I talked to Ada to word it in a way for me to understand. This is what he said (which is probably what I would have eventually ended up saying, had my brain not quit on me):
Because He see's us as cleansed by the blood of Jesus. When you believe in Jesus, you are cleansed by His blood, and so that's how He see's us; He see's us through the eyes of Jesus. "We are clothed by His righteousness"
Isaiah 61:10
" 10 I am overwhelmed with joy in the Lord my God! For he has dressed me with the clothing of salvation and draped me in a robe of righteousness. I am like a bridegroom in his wedding suit or a bride with her jewels."
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