In Ephesians 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" ,
question:
1. What is the exact meaning of BLAME?
2. "we should be holy" . Why can we be HOLY? because I know that only something related to GOD can be called holy, such HOLY BIBLE.
3. What can we learn from this passage ? It shows God's love and what?
2006-09-17 09:48:05 · 12 answers · asked by for2000 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
1: The meaning of the word blame in this passage is related to the idea of fault or accountability. Through Christ, we are forgiven for our sins and when we see God, we will be seen as without fault for our sins. This is opposed to those who will first see God when they stand before the Great White Throne Judgement and will be found with blame, or guilty and at fault for their sins because they have no forgiveness through Jesus
2: To be holy means to be set apart. That is what holy means. This means that through faith in Jesus Christ, Christians are set apart from the rest of mankind as being special, because we are washed in the blood of the Lamb. Only God is truly holy, truly set apart from the world. We strive to be holy, but in this life will not be entirely so because we all fall to sin at times. When we are before God in heaven we will be truly holy because of the blood of Christ and forgiveness through the grace of God.
3. We learn that God has a plan for all people. This is a passage which causes consternation for some people because of the idea of predestination, or the idea that God has chosen who will become Christians and who will not. What I see in this verse, and the related passages, is that God knows who will choose Christ and has known this from the time of creation. He desires that relationship with us, and desires us to be holy and blameless so that He can fellowship with us.
There is some thought that when Paul is speaking of predestination, He is speaking of himself and the apostles, and other early teachers and missionaries, because in verse 13 he speaks of other Christians of the time also being included in Christ not by predestination, but by having faith in Christ and receiving the Holy Spirit.
2006-09-17 10:11:23 · answer #1 · answered by hisnamesaves 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ephesians 1:4 ..just as he chose us in union with him before the founding of the world, that we should be holy and without blemish before him in love.
To be holy is to be spiritually pure. If we have faith in Jesus, and works to prove our faith, Jesus blood covers our sins of imperfection. Then God looks at us as holy, or spiritually clean.
We would be blemished if we committed certain sins or fell into a pattern of sin. We could be forgiven if repentant, but we will still reap what we sow, and will be punished or disciplined. It would be better if we did not have a blemish.
Love for God should be our motive for everything we do.
1Timothy1:5 Really the objective of this mandate is love out of a clean heart and out of a good conscience and out of faith without hypocrisy.
2006-09-17 17:13:54 · answer #2 · answered by tina 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Um, I think that this just says that God has a plan for each of us, even before we were born.. The only way we can be "holy" and "without blame" is through Jesus who died on the cross for our sins. We who accept Him as our Savior are made holy and without blame by His blood.
2006-09-17 16:55:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
To be blameless is to be without sin,
Ephesians 1:4:
4For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love
We can be holy before God because of what Christ did for us on the cross
2006-09-17 16:58:14 · answer #4 · answered by papaofgirlmegan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wait a minute?
try this trans: Eph. 1:4 just as he chose us in union with him before the founding of the world, that we should be holy and without blemish before him in love.
1st, the choosing was of a 'class' of people, not actual persons per se.
2nd, the term 'blame', here rendered 'blemish' is to show that we as persons dedicated to God, would, after coming to accurate knowledge, remain without 'blemish'(blame).
In a nutshell, this is explaining that those who are of the"class' of ones predetemined from the founding of the world, should remain holy as respects not returning to their former course of debauchery so as to 'make sure of their calling.
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2006-09-17 17:06:48 · answer #5 · answered by Tim 47 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you compare this to Romans, chapter 4, you'll see that righteousness is imputed by God to the believer.
Holy means to be set apart and blame means guilt. The person who turns to Jesus for his sins, no longer has guilt before God, although he/she may need to make restitution to others.
It shows God's absolute acceptance of the repentant sinner.
2006-09-17 17:04:31 · answer #6 · answered by DRDAVE 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. GUILT
2. Related to God by being His children, therefore Holy
3. Acceptance of us as His children
Reference to the Abrahamic Covenant in Genesis
2006-09-17 16:51:55 · answer #7 · answered by Bob L 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
BLAME MEANS SIN SO IF WE ARE IN CHRIST WE HAVE NO BLAME BEFORE GOD THE FATHER .We are HOLY and pure, without spot or wrinkle, blameless before GOD.
2006-09-17 16:55:59 · answer #8 · answered by littlecwoman 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Without Sin
To be God Like, Be like Christ.
God's love is Pure
2006-09-17 16:50:17 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If we have Jesus, then we aren't to be condemmed for ours sins.
We are made holy in Gods sight because of Jesus.
2006-09-17 16:54:19 · answer #10 · answered by april_hwth 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋