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29 mar 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.”
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Paul says those who have true faith in Jesus Christ will be...
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The apostle says as much in Romans 3:27 when speaking against boasting, and he also stated in Ephesians 2:8-9, “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.”
17 maj 2023 · Paul says those who have true faith in Jesus Christ will be “eager to do what is good” (Titus 2:14). To return to Ephesians 2, immediately after teaching that we are saved through faith, not through works (Ephesians 2:8–9), Paul says that we were created “to do good works” (Ephesians 2:10).
18 sie 2021 · No — Jesus thought he would be made the king when God brought in his kingdom soon (he did not expect to be crucified); Paul thought Jesus had to die and was coming *back* in power to establish his own kingdom.
9 maj 2013 · If, as Paul here proclaims, salvation is by God’s grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone for God’s glory alone, then there is hope for every sinner. Salvation does not depend on you, but rather on God, who is mighty to save.
4 sty 2022 · But Paul tells them that, upon salvation, “You were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God” (1 Corinthians 6:11).
Faith is trust in God and his provision for salvation, which itself is a gift received on the basis of God’s grace (Eph 2:8–9). Faith is a matter of the heart (Rom 10:9) in which we place our trust in Christ alone for salvation (Rom 5:1–2; Col 2:12) and make a personal commitment of our whole person to him (Rom 3:26; Eph 1:15; Col 1:4; 2: ...
