This is a creative take on Ephesians 2:8, “For by Grace you have been Saved through Faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God.”
I define GRACE as “God’s undeserved favor through which God shows His unconditional, unfailing love towards His people.” God’s Grace is evident through what He sent Jesus to do for us. God sent Jesus(His ONLY BEGOTTEN SON) to die on the cross for our sins while we were still sinners(Romans 5:8). God’s Grace is what saves our soul from the consequence of sin, death.
Our Salvation is a gift and not a result of our well doing on this earth. God’s Grace works well enough to allow us to be saved even though we continue to fall short of His Glory daily. And God’s Grace is sufficient enough for us to receive our Salvation and to continually be molded into the image of Christ Jesus all the days of our life and/or until Christ Returns(Philippians 1:6). It’s what Jesus died for, so that we can continue to grow in Grace through Him even though we don’t deserve it and are not worthy of it; but God saw it fit and counted us worthy anyway because He loves us with a love like no other.
And even our Faith(how we receive God’s Gracious Salvation) is a gift. Because “Faith comes by hearing, and hearing through the word of God.”(Romans 10:17) God even supplied us with His word about Jesus and people to teach it and preach it. He didn’t have to do it but He did because He knew we would need it to believe and receive His Salvation. That’s God’s Grace. God’s Grace Saves us, and Through our Faith is how we receive it; It’s all through God’s Gift of Grace, even our Faith.
This is a creative take on Ephesians 2:8, “For by Grace you have been Saved through Faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God.”
I define GRACE as “God’s undeserved favor through which God shows His unconditional, unfailing love towards His people.” God’s Grace is evident through what He sent Jesus to do for us. God sent Jesus(His ONLY BEGOTTEN SON) to die on the cross for our sins while we were still sinners(Romans 5:8). God’s Grace is what saves our soul from the consequence of sin, death.
Our Salvation is a gift and not a result of our well doing on this earth. God’s Grace works well enough to allow us to be saved even though we continue to fall short of His Glory daily. And God’s Grace is sufficient enough for us to receive our Salvation and to continually be molded into the image of Christ Jesus all the days of our life and/or until Christ Returns(Philippians 1:6). It’s what Jesus died for, so that we can continue to grow in Grace through Him even though we don’t deserve it and are not worthy of it; but God saw it fit and counted us worthy anyway because He loves us with a love like no other.
And even our Faith(how we receive God’s Gracious Salvation) is a gift. Because “Faith comes by hearing, and hearing through the word of God.”(Romans 10:17) God even supplied us with His word about Jesus and people to teach it and preach it. He didn’t have to do it but He did because He knew we would need it to believe and receive His Salvation. That’s God’s Grace. God’s Grace Saves us, and Through our Faith is how we receive it; It’s all through God’s Gift of Grace, even our Faith.
