 | William Gay Ballantine - 1928 - 468 pages
...show in the ages to come the surpassing richness of his grace in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, that no one may boast. For we are his work, formed... | |
 | Warren Wiersbe - 2011 - 175 pages
...fulfilling that plan. According to Ephesians 2:8-10, there are three "works" involved in the Christian life: For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are... | |
 | Joseph L. Malloy - 1984 - 152 pages
...virtue of faith is a gift of God by which we firmly believe without doubting, whatever God has revealed. "For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not from yourselves, for it is the gift of God" (Eph. 2, 8). 4. Is faith necessary for salvation? Yes, for without faith we can neither know nor... | |
 | Gary North - 1986 - 164 pages
...for nothing, except as a gift." This testifies to God's mercy in redeeming us: salvation is a gift: "For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God" (Ephesians 2:8). But this gift had to be paid for: Jesus died... | |
 | George Grant - 1986 - 164 pages
...him, he returned to it at every opportunity. Earlier, he had written to the Ephesian church saying, 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. For we are His workmanship,... | |
 | Jack Cottrell - 1989 - 180 pages
...teaching of salvation by grace alone. They rightly stress the grand truth taught in Ephcsians 2:8-9, "for by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, that no one should boast." And since... | |
 | Johanna Manley - 1990 - 1144 pages
...to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 8 t offering." And the two of them went together. 9 Then they of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9 not of works, lest anyone should boast. 10 For we are His workmanship,... | |
 | Milton Jones - 1991 - 146 pages
...salvation as a gift. And that's exactly how the Bible says it happens. Paul writes in his Ephesian letter: "For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, that no one should boast" (Ephesians... | |
 | Terry Rush - 1991 - 136 pages
...people work? Yes, and they have abundance for every good deed. 96 Afraid God Works, Afraid He Doesn't For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, that no one should boast. For we are... | |
 | David Walters - 1993 - 44 pages
...people think they can make themselves into a Christian by doing certain things, but the Bible says . . . "FOR BY GRACE yOU HAVE BEEN SAVED THROUGH FAITH; AND THAT NOT OF YOURSELVES, IT IS THE GIFT OF GOD, NOT OF WORKS, THAT NO ONE SHOULD BOAST.' SPHESIANS 2:8.9 ••... | |
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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. 
