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Mar 29, 2024 · Ephesians 2:8–9 is a familiar passage dealing with God’s grace in the matter of salvation: “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast.”
- What Does It Mean That We Were Created for Good Works
In Ephesians 1—3 Paul explains the new position of the...
- Why is Faith Without Works Dead
Faith without works is dead because it reveals a heart that...
- What Does It Mean That We Were Created for Good Works
Sep 29, 2022 · For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast (Ephesians 2:8–9). Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ (Romans 5:1)
Jul 14, 2020 · “By grace you have been saved by faith” expresses God’s omnipotent plan for our lives, purposed to bring glory to His name through Christ Jesus. Grace is all-inclusive and free for all....
Jan 4, 2022 · A genuine faith is one that not only believes in God (the demons themselves do that - James 2:19), but leads to open confession of sin and obedience to Christ’s commands. Remember, we are saved by grace through faith, not by our works (Ephesians 2:8-9), but our works should display the reality of our salvation (James 2:17-18).
- What Is Salvation?
- What Does The Bible Say We Need Salvation from?
- Examples of Salvation in The Bible
- Why Can We only Have Salvation Through Christ?
In the simplest terms, salvation is the deliverance of one from impending danger. As stated, this salvation is prompted by His love, but it is given to us by grace. We read from the book of Ephesians: As we read here, Scripture is also very clear that salvation is a gift. The words ‘grace’ and ‘gift’ are normally two forms of the same Greek word, c...
The verse above begins to tell us the reason that we need salvation – the reason why we need deliverance from impending danger. The danger is eternal death, and the reason for this verdict is because of sin. To this, there are three verses that I would like to submit: These verses state unequivocally the universal sinfulness of man. The fact of our...
The Bible is full of examples of salvation. The book of Genesis, which we have already referred to, is literally the book of beginnings, and it is here that we read the first references to salvation. In Genesis chapter 3, we read of ‘the first gospel’. It speaks prophetically of the great work that Christ would accomplish on the crosson our behalf ...
Salvation requires a sinless sacrifice, and only Christ met that criterion. From 1 Peter: The elaborate sacrificial system, which constitutes the old covenant which God put in place, was merely a temporary ‘stop gap measure’, until the ‘fulness of time’ when Christ would come. God would accept the blood of bulls and goats, which God received as a c...
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Sep 5, 2013 · Saving faith means that you personally trust Jesus Christ to deliver you from God’s judgment by what He did for you on the cross. You trust God’s promise to justify the one who has faith in Jesus (Rom. 3:26).
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What does Ephesians 2:8 mean? Paul returns again to his theme of grace in this classic verse. Salvation's source is grace; the means of salvation is faith. We believe by faith to be saved (Romans 10:9), but would never choose to believe apart from the grace of God operating in our lives.
