<p>1:6- see on Lk. 1:28.</p><p><i>To the praise of the glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed on us in the beloved</i>- As noted on :5, our calling was by God's will, not ours. The grace or gift of the Spirit is available to transform us into the image of the Christ in whom we are by faith and baptism. We are counted as Him, with His righteousness imputed to us. Our predestination to this state is again His grace. The issues of 'And what about all the others who weren't called?' remain with us, but we are invited to focus instead on praising Him for His grace toward us. We thankfully receive the lifebelt thrown to us, rather than wondering why others weren't thrown one. We are &quot;made accepted&quot;, or literally, 'graced', by being in Christ NEV &quot;bestowed on us&quot;. All who wish to enter into Him are clothed with Him, and so the operation of grace through the Spirit is enabled.</p>