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giving thanks to the Father, who made us fit to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light;
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Made Fit by God Alone
Commentators unanimously stress that our 'fitness' for heaven is not earned through our own merits. The Greek word implies being made 'sufficient' or 'qualified.' Scholars like Calvin and Barnes explain this is a gracious act of God the Father, who adopts us, changes our hearts, and makes us suitable for our heavenly inheritance. Our qualification is a gift to be received with thanks, not a status to be achieved.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Giving thanks to the Father. This is another way by which we may walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing ([Reference Colossiansā¦
Who made us meet (ĻĻ Ī¹ĪŗĪ±Ī½ĻĻĪ±Ī½Ļ Ī·Ī¼Ī±Ļ). Or "you" (Ļ Ī¼Ī±Ļ). Dative case of the articular participle of ικανοĻ, late verb from Ī¹ĪŗĪ±Ī½ĪæĻ anā¦
19th Century
Anglican
Giving thanks to the Father.āThese words naturally follow the words āwith joyfulness,ā with which, indeed, they may be grammaticalā¦
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Baptist
Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: who hath delivered us from thā¦
(4) The crowning virtue of the worthy Christian life is āgiving thanks.ā One reason for gratitude to God is that he has āqualifiedā believers āto sā¦
16th Century
Protestant
Giving thanks. Again he returns to thanksgiving, so that he may take this opportunity to list the blessings that had been conferred upon tā¦
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Giving thanks unto the Father To God the Father, as the Vulgate Latin and the Syriac versions read the clause; and the Complutā¦
The apostle was constant in prayer, that the believers might be filled with the knowledge of God's will, in all wisdom. Good words will not do withā¦
13th Century
Catholic
Previously, the Apostle gave the reason for his thanksgiving by mentioning the things for which he was thankful. Here, he states his prayer, showinā¦