*1.* “I know that you can do all things, and that no purpose of yours can be thwarted.” *2* “In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will.” *3* “Declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times things not yet done, saying, ‘My counsel shall stand, and I will accomplish all my purpose.” *4* “Who saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works but because of his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus before the ages began.”