"For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast" (Ephesians 2:8-9). Believers are saved by receiving God's gift in Jesus Christ. That means we can never earn nor deserve it. Salvation is God's gift, and not of works.
We may hear some people saying, "We are all working to go to the same place." They imply that somehow, if we work enough for God, then we may be assured of heaven. Notice that the Bible clearly teaches the opposite. Our salvation is the gift of God, and not by our works. "It is the gift of God, not of works."
We may hear some people saying, "We are all working to go to the same place." They imply that somehow, if we work enough for God, then we may be assured of heaven. Notice that the Bible clearly teaches the opposite. Our salvation is the gift of God, and not by our works. "It is the gift of God, not of works."
We are saved by faith alone in Christ. Faith can never be the meritorious cause of salvation. Faith is the means of receiving the gift of God in Christ. Our Lord Jesus Christ is the fulness of God's grace incarnate (John 1:14). Be saved by God's grace, through faith in Christ.
We are saved by trusting and believing on the Lord Jesus Christ. He died for our sins and was raised for our justification (1 Corinthians 15:1-4; Romans 3:24). Understand that faith itself is a gift of God's saving grace. Faith is one of the three abiding gifts of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 13:13).
We are saved by grace alone and "not of works." God does something in us, that we could never do for ourselves. That is God's gift of grace that changes our hearts, enabling us to trust in the Lord Jesus Christ. "It is the gift of God, not of works."
