"For by grace you have been saved through faith.And it is not your own doing is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast". it is the gift of God", that is, "For by grace you have been saved through faith.
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I apologize for the repetition I find it helpful personally to see each option replacing "it" in the context of the full verse. So to parse it out in each of these ways, we could have any of the following. Allowing Paul a bit more freedom, though, "you have been saved" could fit as well, with "it" meaning the salvation-event, or salvation-act. Keeping the grammar especially strict, "it" could properly refer to either grace or faith. I'm trying to parse out what specifically the "it" refers to in the phrase "it is the gift of God". And this is not your own doing it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. Zealous of good works (Titus 2:14).This answer on C.SE referenced Eph 2:8-9 to support the idea that faith comes from God.įor by grace you have been saved through faith. In Him, every child of God isĮxpected to be involved in good works, yes, to be Intellect or activity, but in the cross of the ChristĬhrist (2:10). Mindset of the apostle Paul and boast not in one’s No, if anyone is going to boast, let him have the People to pound their chest and praise themselves. Not all works are eliminated from God’s plan to save Jesus affirmed that believing in Him is “the Were not saved by works of darkness (Ephesiansĥ:11), by works of the old law (Galatians 2:16), orīy their own human-imagined works (Romansġ0:3). Theīible speaks of various kinds of works. Gift (“You must do something to get it”), so is our When did the walls of Jericho fall down?Īfter Israel by faith obeyed God’s instructions However, He also laid out theĬonditions under which they would receive the cityĪs a gift. Gave the Israelites the city of Jericho along with its (like the sunshine and rain, Matthew 5:45), but other To receive it?” Some of God’s gifts are unconditional Would that not mean there is nothing humans can do In Romans 6:23, where it is written that the gift of Provided the evidence that produced faith, but HeĪlso gave them salvation. Them to possess their own personal faith. It their faith, or their salvation? (2:8). Was the gift which the Lord bestowed on them: was Salvation, man-made ideas and efforts will not get Man’s “righteousness” is his effort to procure salvation on his own and not God’s righteousness is the means by which He makes humans righteous. There is a clear distinction between man’s righteousness and God’s righteousness (Romans 10:3). There was no way possible for them to use their brains to devise a scheme, that is, a man-made plan, which could provide a remedy for their sins. ThisĮxample shows clearly that salvation comes by an They were “obedient to the faith” (Acts 6:7). Jewish priests in Jerusalem were saved when Salvation is by means of “the faith,” which is the Sins is only for those who believe/have a personalįaith in the Christ (Acts 10:43). In a person’s soul being saved, is faith. Response, which is the only response which results When a lost person hears the gospel, the proper “For by grace you have been saved through faith.” Read again this truth from Ephesians 2:8: They were saved through personal faith and That we cannot earn it and certainly do not deserve it. The amazingness of God’s grace, let us not forget Salvation is due to God’s mercy (2:4), love (2:4), In the context of Ephesians 2, we see that our Good will, loving-kindness, or favor [Thayer, word “Grace” isįrom the Greek word “ /charis,” which means Salvation from sin was undeniable, as Paul twiceĪffirmed to them, “by grace you have been saved” They went from being hopeless to hope-filled, fromĬhildren of wrath to children of God, and in simple,īottom-line terms, from being lost to being saved.
Prepared beforehand that we should walk in (10) For we are His workmanship, created in God, (9) not of works, lest anyone should boast. (8) For by grace you have been saved throughįaith, and that not of yourselves it is the gift of That allĬhanged, as we read in verses eight through ten: Without the Christ, and without hope (2:12). Their fleshly desires and stood deserving of God’s They were children of disobedience who fulfilled Prior to obeying the gospel, they were dead in Importantly, a changed relationship with the Lord. They had aĬhanged attitude, changed conduct, and most The saints of God in Ephesus to whom Paul
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