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in whom we have boldness and access with confidence through faith in Him.<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n We have free access to God anytime and anywhere.<\/p>\n \u201cBoldness<\/span>\u201d is translated from parr\u0113sia<\/em><\/span>. This is made up of pas<\/em><\/span>, meaning \u201call\u201d and a derivative of hreh\u014d<\/em><\/span>, meaning \u201cto speak out.\u201d Thus, this word refers to \u201cfreedom or boldness in speaking.\u201d In the Greek text this word also has the definite article (the), so it refers to \u201cthe boldness to speak.\u201d<\/p>\n The word \u201caccess<\/span>\u201d is from the Greek word prosag\u014dg\u0113<\/em><\/span>, which is made up of pros<\/em><\/span>, meaning \u201cto or toward\u201d and ag\u014d<\/em><\/span>, which means \u201cto bring.\u201d We see, then, that prosag\u014dg\u0113<\/em><\/span> literally means \u201cto bring forth.\u201d It is the picture of someone being brought forth into the presence of a king.<\/p>\n The Greek word that is translated \u201cconfidence<\/span>\u201d is an interesting word. It is pepoith\u0113sis<\/em><\/span>, which is a noun, but with the appearance of a perfect tense verb. That verb is peith\u014d<\/em><\/span>, meaning \u201cto persuade.\u201d The perfect tense expresses past completed action with an ongoing effect. In this case, it would be the effect of having been persuaded in the past, that is, a solid and confident faith.<\/p>\n Yesterday we noted that God has a plan that He devised before time began, and He has already accomplished that plan. He accomplished it at the cross where Jesus Christ, the sinless Lamb of God, offered up His sinless life to pay the ransom for our sins. In today\u2019s verse we see some of the benefits we derive as a result of our faith in His death and resurrection.<\/p>\n Today\u2019s verse starts off with \u201cin whom.<\/span>\u201d It doesn\u2019t take much effort to discover who the \u201cwhom<\/span>\u201d is talking about. The previous verse ended with \u201cin Christ Jesus our Lord.<\/span>\u201d Now we learn that through our faith in Him, we have boldness and access. The implication, based on the context of the previous few verses, is that we have boldness and confident access to God the Father. But, why would we need boldness and confident access. First of all, as we saw in Behind the Words<\/em>, the word translated \u201cboldness<\/span>\u201d refers to boldness in speaking.<\/p>\n Throughout history it has been the case that no one is allowed to approach a king without first having been invited to do so. It is also true that one has to be extremely careful in what one says to a king so as not to anger him. The exception to this is the king\u2019s closest family members, especially his children. That is precisely the picture that we have set before us here. As God\u2019s adopted children through faith in the blood of Jesus Christ, we have access to the King of Kings. We don\u2019t have to wait to be invited and we don\u2019t have to get permission. We have free access to Him anytime and anywhere. We also have the boldness we need to freely speak our mind to God. When we come to Him in prayer, we don\u2019t have to use the proper thee\u2019s and thou\u2019s, and we don\u2019t have to worry that what we say might anger Him (no matter how inappropriate what we have to say is). He sees us as His righteous children for whom He has perfect love, and we are always welcome in His presence.<\/p>\n God wants you to come to Him and talk to Him about anything and everything in your life. He never sees you as a pest. In fact, He wants to talk with you right now.<\/p>\n In God\u2019s service, for His glory,<\/strong><\/p>\nTruth to Learn<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n
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