Union with Christ doesn’t begin after we have reached a certain point of spiritual maturity. Jesus doesn’t wait until we know Him “well enough” to unite Himself with us. Our union with Him was decreed by the Father in eternity past and is experienced by every Christian from the moment of conversion, through every scene of life, upon death, and into our eternal rest.

Focusing on Ephesians 1:3-4, Dr. John Snyder and Acey Floyd put on their thinking caps (make sure to check out the YouTube channel!) to discuss this glorious mystery. Whether you want to use the word foreknowledge, predestination, or election, the reality the duo discusses this week is like a mountain whose peaks are obscured by clouds too high for us to see clearly. We cannot understand every aspect of it. However, God has revealed enough for us to know His choosing is sourced solely in Himself.

This gracious choosing of the Father should drive us to worship Him and tell every person united to Adam to turn to Christ as their only hope.

Show Notes:

Redemption Accomplished and Applied by John Murray

Blog Post: https://www.mediagratiae.org/blog/union-with-christ-iii-the-origin-of-our-union

Scripture to meditate on after this podcast:

Luke 22:22

Acts 2:23

Acts 4:27-28

1 Peter 1:2

Ephesians 2:8-10

2 Timothy 1:9

John 6:37

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