Why should God be praised?

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Ephesians Bible Study in ETRSF With Questions
(by Bill Stevenson)

Summary of Ephesians:
Chapter 1: Relating to the true Christian God (Who is in three divine persons).
Chapter 2: Relating to God’s grace and deliverance from sin and religion.
[This should be true Christian daily sanctification, not just at the time of initial conversion.]
Chapter 3: Relating to the dispensation of grace, God’s promises, and the love of Jesus Christ.
Chapter 4: Relating to true Christian unity, the Church, and righteous living.
Chapter 5: Relating to true Christian living and submission.
Chapter 6: Relating to family members, employment, and spiritual warfare.

Note: Scripture is from the Lockman Foundation’s NASB logically formatted with Holy Spirit help.

Chapter 1
1 Paul, an Apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God,
to the saints who are at Ephesus and {who are} faithful in Christ Jesus:
2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and The Lord Jesus Christ.
3 Blessed {be} The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the Heavenly {places} in Christ,
4 just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world,
that we would be holy and blameless before Him in love.
5 He predestined us to adoption as sons (and daughters).
through Jesus Christ to Himself,
according to the kind intention of His will,
6 to the praise of the glory of His grace,
which He freely bestowed on us in The Beloved.
7 In Him we have redemption through His blood,
the forgiveness of our trespasses,
according to the riches of His grace
8 which He lavished on us.
9 He made known to us the mystery of His will,
according to His kind intention which He purposed in Him
10 with a view to an administration suitable to the fullness of the times,
{that is,} the summing up of all things in Christ,
things in the heavens and things on the Earth,
even in Him.
11 also we have obtained an inheritance,
having been predestined according to His purpose who works all things
after the counsel of His will,
12 to the end that we who were the first to hope in Christ
would be to the praise of His glory.
13 In Him, you also,
after listening to the message of truth, the Gospel of your Salvation--
having also believed,
you were sealed in Him with The Holy Spirit of promise,
14 Who is given as a pledge of our inheritance,
with a view to the redemption of {God's own} possession,
to the praise of His glory.
1.) Why should God be praised?
2.) What spiritual accomplishments of His should we be thankful for?
3.) What else should we be thankful for?
4.) How many and what past tense verbs and verb phrases are there in this passage?
5.) How many pronouns (words that represent nouns) are there?
6.) How many times is the word “all” used and what does each usage mean?
7.) What is the major promise or guarantee for true Christians?
8.) What are God's purposes in being involved with humanity now?
9.) What excites you most about God's relationship to you?
10.) How do you know if you are “chosen”?
11.) When you are able to praise God freely, what are the reasons?
12.) How can you feel like praising Him much more often?