1. “If God is for us, who can be against us”

2. Title: God Has Predestined Us To
Look Like Jesus

3. 1. God is Sovereign

4. Psalm 115:3 But our God is in the heavens; He does whatever He pleases.

5. Daniel 4:35 “All the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as nothing, But He does according to His will in the host of heaven And among the inhabitants of earth; And no one can ward off His hand Or say to Him, ‘What have You done?’

6. Isaiah 46:10 Declaring the end from the beginning, And from ancient times things which have not been done, Saying, ‘My purpose will be established, And I will accomplish all My good pleasure

7. Psalm 135:6 Whatever the Lord pleases, He does, In heaven and in earth, in the seas and in all deeps.

8. Ephesians 1:11 also we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to His purpose who works all things after the counsel of His will,

9. Proverbs 19:21 Many plans are in a man’s heart, But the counsel of the Lord will stand.

10. Job 42:2 “I know that You can do all things, And that no purpose of Yours can be thwarted.

11. Proverbs 16:9 The mind of man plans his way, But the Lord directs his steps.

12. 2 Chronicles 20:6 “O Lord, the God of our fathers, are You not God in the heavens? And are You not ruler over all the kingdoms of the nations? Power and might are in Your hand so that no one can stand against You.

13. Matthew 19:23–26 And Jesus said to His disciples, “Truly I say to you, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. 24 “Again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.” 25 When the disciples heard this, they were very astonished and said, “Then who can be saved?” 26 And looking at them Jesus said to them, “With people this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

14. Ephesians 2:8–10 For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; 9 not as a result of works, so that no one may boast. 10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.

15. 2. Man is Responsible

16. 2 Peter 1:10–11 Therefore, brethren, be all the more diligent to make certain about His calling and choosing you; for as long as you practice these things, you will never stumble; 11 for in this way the entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be abundantly supplied to you.

17. James 4:17 Therefore, to one who knows the right thing to do and does not do it, to him it is sin.

18. John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.

19. Galatians 6:8–9 For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. 9 Let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will reap if we do not grow weary.

20. Revelation 3:20 ‘Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with Me.

21. Acts 16:31 They said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.”

22. Matthew 7:7–8 “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 8 “For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.

23. Jeremiah 29:13 ‘You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.

24. James 4:8–10 Draw near to God and He will draw near to you
James 4:8–10 Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded. 9 Be miserable and mourn and weep; let your laughter be turned into mourning and your joy to gloom. 10 Humble yourselves in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you.

25. 2. The Bible tells us that God has predestined or predetermined the PLAN of salvation, The PERSONS of salvation, and the POWER of sanctification.

26. A. God the father purposed and predestined Jesus to be crucified = Acts 4:27–28 “For truly in this city there were gathered together against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, along with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel, 28 to do whatever Your hand and Your purpose predestined to occur.

27. B. God predetermined and foreknew the PLAN of our SALVATION Acts 2:22–24 “Men of Israel, listen to these words: Jesus the Nazarene, a man attested to you by God with miracles and wonders and signs which God performed through Him in your midst, just as you yourselves know—

28. 23 this Man, delivered over by the predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God, you nailed to a cross by the hands of godless men and put Him to death. 24 “But God raised Him up again, putting an end to the agony of death, since it was impossible for Him to be held in its power.

29. C. God predestined/predetermined – determined in advance the PERSONS of His salvation = Ephesians 1:3–5 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,

30. 4 just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him. In love 5 He predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the kind intention of His will,

31. D. God predestined/predetermined – determined in advance to give us the POWER of Sactification = Romans 8:29 For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son

32. 4. Jesus is the firstborn of many who were to come after Him