📜 KJV BIBLE STUDY: Ephesians 2:8-9
📖 VERSE: For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.
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[The Church] Phrase: “For by grace are ye saved” Note: This is the foundation of the current dispensation of the grace of God (Romans 5:2). Salvation is entirely dependent on God’s unmerited favor, not on human worthiness, obedience to the Law, or religious performance. This principle defines the current ‘mystery’ program given to the Apostle Paul, contrasting with Israel’s previous program tied to the Law. Supporting Scriptures:
- Romans 3:24: “Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:”
[The Church] Phrase: “through faith;” Note: Faith is the sole means by which the individual appropriates the salvation provided by grace. This is belief in the finished work of Christ (His death, burial, and resurrection, 1 Cor. 15:3-4). It excludes all forms of ritual, sacrament, or ordinance as necessary components of salvation (like water baptism for the remission of sins, which was necessary under Israel’s kingdom program, Acts 2:38). Supporting Scriptures:
- Romans 4:5: “But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.”
[The Church] Phrase: “and that not of yourselves:” Note: This phrase emphatically denies that salvation originates from any human source or innate ability, ensuring that the entirety of salvation remains outside the realm of man’s natural capacity or merit. It highlights the divine origin of the entire plan.
[The Church] Phrase: “it is the gift of God:” Note: Salvation is a completed, freely offered ‘gift,’ guaranteeing its secure and unearned nature. A gift is something that is received, never purchased or worked for. The moment it is received by faith, it becomes the permanent possession of the believer. Supporting Scriptures:
- Romans 6:23: “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”
[The Church] Phrase: “Not of works,” Note: This explicitly separates salvation from all forms of human effort, moral living, covenant obligation, or obedience to the Law of Moses. This prohibition against ‘works’ includes religious performance, church attendance, or charitable deeds used as a basis for justification. Supporting Scriptures:
- Titus 3:5: “Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;”
[The Church] Phrase: “lest any man should boast.” Note: The divine purpose for establishing salvation by grace alone is to eliminate all human pride and boasting. If works were necessary, man could take partial credit. Since God planned it entirely outside of man’s merit, the glory belongs exclusively to the Lord. Supporting Scriptures:
- 1 Corinthians 1:29: “That no flesh should glory in his presence.”
God bless,
Joyckers Ministry
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