Ephesians 1:12

(1:12) "In order that", introduces a purpose clause; the purpose of our having been redeemed was that "we...might be for the praise of His glory." We were not saved because of some intrinsic or implied quality of goodness on our part, but on the basis of His elective choice. He declared us individually to be the object of His love and grace. "...to hope in Christ" marks that moment in time when those who came to know the resurrected Christ turned from their despair and from their sins and placed their trust in the Lord Jesus. Right then, they were redeemed, accepting Him as the single solution to Sin. The Father had made provision for every single decision before the foundation of the world, in that timeless eternity past. He chose the Son and all who are in the Son, out from time and into a position that brings "praise" to Him forever.