Ephesians 2:8-9King James Version (KJV)
8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.
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A gift of God.
Grace through faith.
We have nothing to boast of when it comes to salvation, when it comes to grace. We do not create grace, we do not work for grace. We can never be good enough to earn grace. God is not a human being who deals with any sort of deception. Human beings often make gifts conditional. Be good and you'll get a good gift. Work hard and you'll get a better gift. Be nice to me and I'll gift you with something. We realize this is how humans work with each other. God doesn't work like we do. There is NOTHING we can do to create salvation for ourselves. Salvation came as a GIFT from God, not because we deserve it in anyway at all.
When we pray we recognize God's authority over us. We recognize that we have a Heavenly Father who wants us to be HIS loving children and He's provided a way to make that happen. That Way is His Only Begotten, His Only declared Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.We must accept the GIFT that is His Son.
In HIS LOVE!
8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.
*******
A gift of God.
Grace through faith.
We have nothing to boast of when it comes to salvation, when it comes to grace. We do not create grace, we do not work for grace. We can never be good enough to earn grace. God is not a human being who deals with any sort of deception. Human beings often make gifts conditional. Be good and you'll get a good gift. Work hard and you'll get a better gift. Be nice to me and I'll gift you with something. We realize this is how humans work with each other. God doesn't work like we do. There is NOTHING we can do to create salvation for ourselves. Salvation came as a GIFT from God, not because we deserve it in anyway at all.
When we pray we recognize God's authority over us. We recognize that we have a Heavenly Father who wants us to be HIS loving children and He's provided a way to make that happen. That Way is His Only Begotten, His Only declared Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.We must accept the GIFT that is His Son.
In HIS LOVE!
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