II. Praise God for His Blessings in Christ (1:3–14) A. He Chose Us (1:3–6) B. He Redeems Us (1:7–10) C. He Gives Us an Inheritance (1:11–12) D. He Seals Us with His Spirit (1:13–14) 1:3 Paul begins the body of this letter in a typical OT or Jewish style of a prolonged blessing (berakah). The main idea of this section is found in the first word in both the English and Greek text: “blessed” (eulogētos). God is to be blessed or praised because of his great grace that provides