<p>1:12 <i>Giving thanks to the Father</i>- This is a function of the work of the Spirit in us, which Paul has introduced in :9.</p><p><i>Who made us suitable</i>- See on :22. The Greek is clear that the idea is not that we are in process of being made qualified, as if 'making us suitable'. We have been made suitable, in that we attained this new status at baptism into Christ. This is indeed the breathtaking good news of the Gospel.</p><p><i>To be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light</i>- Paul may well have Angels in mind- we shall become like the Angels (Lk. 20:35,36), who are &quot;Angels of light&quot; (2 Cor. 11:14). But he has defined the &quot;saints&quot; in :2 as the believers. We walk now &quot;in light&quot;; insofar as we do, we are experiencing the essence of the future inheritance. The parallel idea in Ephesians is that &quot;You were once darkness, but now are you light in the Lord&quot; (Eph. 5:8). Our future and present hope is expressed in terms of partaking in something collective, the inheritance of all the saints; no man can therefore be an island in this life.</p>