以弗所書 1:11

11 我 們 也 在 他 裡 面 得 （ 或 作 ： 成 ） 了 基 業 ； 這 原 是 那 位 隨 己 意 行 、 做 萬 事 的 ， 照 著 他 旨 意 所 預 定 的 ，

以弗所書 1:11 Meaning and Commentary

Ephesians 1:11

In whom also we have obtained an inheritance
Or a part and lot; that is, have obtained one in Christ, in his person, and in his fulness of grace, in the blessings and promises which are in him; or have obtained to be the Lord's clergy, or heritage, to be his portion and inheritance; or rather to have an inheritance in him by lot, meaning the incorruptible and eternal inheritance of glory and happiness in heaven; to which elect men are chosen in Christ, and are begotten to a lively hope of through his resurrection from the dead; and which his righteousness gives a right unto, and his grace a meetness for; and which is now in his hands, and will be given to them through him: and this is said to be obtained by lot, as the word signifies, in allusion to the land of Canaan, which was divided by lot to the children of Israel; and to show that it is not by works of righteousness done by men, but by the sovereign disposal of God; and that everyone shall have his share, and that certainly; for this is not designed to represent it as a casual, or contingent thing. The Alexandrian copy reads, "in whom also we are called"; and so the Vulgate Latin version, "in whom also we are called by lot"; and the Syriac version, "in him", or "by him we are chosen", which agrees with the next clause:

being predestinated according to the purpose of him, who worketh all
things after the counsel of his own will:
predestination is not only to sonship, but to an inheritance; it not only secures the grace of adoption, but prepares and provides an heavenly portion: and this act of predestination proceeds according to a purpose; according to a purpose of God, which can never be frustrated; and according to the purpose of "that God", as one of Stephens's copies reads, that is the author of all things but sin; of the works of creation and of providence, and of grace and salvation; and who works all these according to his will, just as he pleases, and according to the counsel of it, in a wise and prudent manner, in the best way that can be devised; for he is wonderful in counsel, and excellent in working; wherefore his counsel always stands, and he does all his pleasure: and hence the inheritance which the saints obtain in Christ, and are predestinated to, is sure and certain.

以弗所書 1:11 In-Context

9 都 是 照 他 自 己 所 預 定 的 美 意 ， 叫 我 們 知 道 他 旨 意 的 奧 祕 ，

10 要 照 所 安 排 的 ， 在 日 期 滿 足 的 時 候 ， 使 天 上 、 地 上 、 一 切 所 有 的 都 在 基 督 裡 面 同 歸 於 一 。

11 我 們 也 在 他 裡 面 得 （ 或 作 ： 成 ） 了 基 業 ； 這 原 是 那 位 隨 己 意 行 、 做 萬 事 的 ， 照 著 他 旨 意 所 預 定 的 ，

12 叫 他 的 榮 耀 從 我 們 這 首 先 在 基 督 裡 有 盼 望 的 人 可 以 得 著 稱 讚 。

13 你 們 既 聽 見 真 理 的 道 ， 就 是 那 叫 你 們 得 救 的 福 音 ， 也 信 了 基 督 ， 既 然 信 他 ， 就 受 了 所 應 許 的 聖 靈 為 印 記 。