“Are you saved by God’s grace through repentance and faith in Jesus Christ?”
What was your immediate response as you read that question?
Was it an emphatic “yes” or a defiant “no?”
“I don’t know” or “maybe” would be considered a “no.”
You either are or you aren’t!
This is exactly how all are saved.
It is THE way, the ONE way, the ONLY way to be saved from God’s wrath, the powerful and just anger of a holy God and His rightful judgment caused by sin.
Let’s break down the truth and power of Ephesians 2:8-9.
“For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.”
Although men are required to believe, respond and receive for salvation, even that faith is a part of the supernatural gift of God which saves and cannot be exercised by one’s own power. God’s grace is preeminent in every aspect of one’s own power.
Good works cannot produce salvation but are subsequent and resultant God empowered fruits and evidences of it. Like his salvation, a believer’s sanctification and good works were ordained before time began.
Through justification (past tense), believers have been saved immediately from sin’s penalty. Through sanctification (present tense), believers are progressively saved from sin’s power. Through glorification (future tense), believers are ultimately saved from sin’s presence.
Click on the link to send you to The Gospel Truth App and learn about “salvation” and then work your way through the important links found in the verse:
You are saved by God’s grace through repentance and faith in Jesus Christ.
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