{"id":6489,"date":"2024-08-05T06:20:38","date_gmt":"2024-08-05T11:20:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biblestudyradio.org\/?p=6489"},"modified":"2024-08-05T06:20:38","modified_gmt":"2024-08-05T11:20:38","slug":"ephesians-program-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblestudyradio.org\/?p=6489","title":{"rendered":"Ephesians (Program #4)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-21\" src=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudyradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/bible_light.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" \/>Ephesians (Program #4) &#8211; \tPredestinated Unto Sonship<\/p>\n<p>When we receive the Lord Jesus Christ as our savior, is it because we choose Him or because He has chosen us?\u00a0  Well, on one hand, we need to make a decision to receive Him but the Bible tells us in Ephesians chapter 1, <em>&#8220;Even as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and without blemish before Him in love,&#8221;<\/em> The first blessing in the New Testament is God&#8217;s choosing, His selection of us.<\/p>\n<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Ephesians (Program #4)\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2024-08-05T06:20:38-05:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Ephesians (Program #4) - \tPredestinated Unto Sonship\r\n\r\nWhen we receive the Lord Jesus Christ as our savior, is it because we choose Him or because He has chosen us?\u00a0  Well, on one hand, we need to make a decision to receive Him but the Bible tells u...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"http:\/\/www.lsmradio.com\/audio\/mp3-files\/Ephesians\/Eph_04.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"15.4\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9858\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lsmradio.com\/audio\/mp3-files\/Ephesians\/Eph_04.mp3\" title=\"Play\" onclick=\"return powerpress_embed_html5a('9858','http:\/\/www.lsmradio.com\/audio\/mp3-files\/Ephesians\/Eph_04.mp3');\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/biblestudyradio.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/powerpress\/play_audio.png\" title=\"Play\" alt=\"Play\" style=\"border:0;\" width=\"23px\" height=\"24px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lsmradio.com\/audio\/mp3-files\/Ephesians\/Eph_04.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/biblestudyradio.org\/?powerpress_pinw=6489-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lsmradio.com\/audio\/mp3-files\/Ephesians\/Eph_04.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Eph_04.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Religion--Spirituality-Podcas\/Bible-Study-Radio-p959109\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/biblestudyradio.org\/?feed=podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ephesians (Program #4) &#8211; 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