Salvation given only as a free gift by faith. Notice Ephesians 2:8,9, For by grace are ye saved, through faith, not of yourselves, it is the gift of God, not of works, lest any man should boast. Lets analyze each part of this verse: Grace - grace is giving us what we do not deserve. Since all have sinned - none deserve eternal life, But God commandeth His love toward us, in what, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Thats grace, Christ dying for us while we cared nothing for Him. Are ye saved. - since Christ paid for our sins, we are saved from eternal damnation by not paying the debt of our own sins. Through faith. - faith and believing both mean the same, i.e. trusting and relying upon Gods payment for our sin, the death and resurrection of Christ. Not of yourselves. - faith excludes any human good on the part of the believer for salvation. Salvation is never given on behalf of promises, resolutions, commitments, or discarded bad habits. Not of yourselves means not of yourselves (Titus 3:5, Isaiah 53:6). A gift of God. - salvation is a gift... period! There is no payment for a gift or it then ceases to be a gift. Salvation is a gift of God received by faith only. Not of works. - this is the same as not of yourselves. Twice God emphasizes that no human good can obtain the salvation of God. Isaiah 64:6 But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousness are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf, and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.
Posted on: Sat, 26 Apr 2014 23:20:09 +0000
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