Text: Ephesians 2:1-10
Fully devoted followers of Jesus trust Him alone for their salvation.
- 1. Salvation by Works: Hopeless
- No one can live a perfect life.
1 As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, Eph 2:1 (NIV)
- No one can cover their sin by doing enough good works.
8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith–and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God– 9 not by works, so that no one can boast. Eph 2:8-9 (NIV)
- 2. Salvation by Grace: Amazing
8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith–and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God– Eph 2:8 (NIV)
- Salvation comes by grace alone as a priceless gift.
- Salvation comes by faith alone in Christ Jesus.
Final Thought:
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”—Jesus (John 3:16 NIV)
Thanks for bringing this out into the light. I appreciate the efforts of people like you to help the rest of us understand the world around us.
Gotta love the bible! And we must be careful how we hear and what we believe. We must judge everything by the word to know what truth really is.
If we’re saved by faith alone, why is baptism by immersion required by the Baptist church? Why is a profession of faith not enough?