Our Bible study group has moved from Galatians, into Ephesians. We have had a little difficulty deciphering Paul but he became clearer when we studied his culture. We immediately encountered another hard-saying in Ephesians 1:3-10–Predestination. We have to discover what is predestined and what isn’t. It was “pre-decided,” from the beginning of time, that we should have the right to be “Holy and blameless in God’s presence vs. 5-8.” Some folks have made this to say that people were predestined to be bad or good. So how do we become Holy and blameless when we have no power to make that happen? Well, after humans sinned we were driven to our place in this world. But God promised that He would send a helper to Adam’s family. For several thousand years the people believed Messiah would come to help. But in the right time, when the Savior did come in the person of Jesus, God’s people would not accept Him as their savior–He was rejected. But the Gentiles did believe Him and they became the forth-tellers of the Gospel stories. From Jesus’ birth till now, there are Two time-lines running side by side. The Jews, who didn’t believe, and the Christian (Gentiles) who accepted. The book of Revelation shows that the Gentile line will suddenly disappear and Israel will be given another chance to accept God’s Son as their Savior. Salvation is so simple but living each day as a believer shows God that we are faithful to His cause. Trust and be obedient to his call; that is our way to make things right with God. In this season of remembrance and peace, we can make a difference by allowing others to see our faith and love for others.