The Bible tells us clearly how God's grace saves us. "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" (Eph. 2:8-9).
By grace you are saved as the gift of God. We cannot earn nor do we deserve God's salvation in Christ. It's by grace through faith. That means it's not of yourself. God saves us by grace, and it's through faith in the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ (1 Cor. 15:1-4).
By grace you are saved through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. That faith is one of the three abiding gifts of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 13:13). The Holy Spirit enables us to come to God by faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. The Holy Spirit, who inspired the Holy Scripture, uses the word of God to bring the gift of faith to us (Romans 10:17).
By grace you are saved through the power of the Holy Spirit, to know Jesus as our Lord (Romans 10:9) "And no one can say that Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit" (1 Corinthians 12:3). The Holy Spirit applies God's grace in Christ to save us.
By grace you are saved to the praise of God's glory (Eph. 1:6, 12, 14). To God alone be the glory! There is no room for us to receive the glory when it's all of grace. It is not our work for God, but God's gracious work in us, to the praise of His glory.
