5 Because of his love he had already decided to adopt us through Jesus Christ. He freely chose to do this
6 so that the kindness he had given us in his dear Son would be praised and given glory.
7 Through the blood of his Son, we are set free from our sins. God forgives our failures because of his overflowing kindness.
8 He poured out his kindness by giving us every kind of wisdom and insight
9 when he revealed the mystery of his plan to us. He had decided to do this through Christ.
10 He planned to bring all of history to its goal in Christ. Then Christ would be the head of everything in heaven and on earth.
11 God also decided ahead of time to choose us through Christ according to his plan, which makes everything work the way he intends.