Eph 1:5
Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to
himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
KJV
Eph 1:5-6
The Father predetermined us for sonship in him through Jesus Christ, according
to the good pleasure of his will,
(from "The Everlasting Gospel", Copyright © 2000 by
Freed-Hardeman University. All rights reserved.)
Comments:
"Having predestinated us"
God's entire purpose for creation was to make eternal life possible for man. Every single mote of dust, every single galaxy, every single star, every animal that was ever created was toward that purpose. This grand plan was etched in better than stone ere it ever began. Stone is temporary. God's plan is everlasting. We were predestinated to have the opportunity that now lies before us. We have the freedom to either accept this wondrous gift or to reject it. No man is without excuse, (Rom 1:20), no man can escape it, (Heb 2:3). What God has set in motion will be finished in the fullness of time, (Eph 1:10).
KJV with Strong's Numbers