Charles H. Spurgeon said, "Men need to be told that, unless divine grace brings them out of their enmity to God, they will eternally perish." He went on to say, "that if they are to be saved, it must be by grace, and by grace alone."
We are not saved by our works. If salvation is by works, we could boast of what we have done. However, believers are saved by God's grace alone, which means it is the gift of God. Salvation is the finished work of our Lord Jesus Christ, and in Christ alone. Believers are saved by grace alone to the glory of God alone!
Spurgeon knew that believers are saved by God's grace alone, not by grace plus your works. Some teach that salvation is initiated by God's grace and completed by our works. Not so. Salvation is by grace through faith in Christ. It's the gift of God and not of works (Ephesians 2:8-9). Believers are saved by God's grace alone in Christ alone.
Believers are saved through Christ as the gift of God (Romans 6:23). Faith receives the gift of God in Christ. The gift of grace is found in Christ alone. He alone died for our sins. He alone is risen from the dead as our living Lord. God's grace saves believers through the finished work of Christ. Believers are saved by grace, and by grace alone.
