4 But because of his great love for us, ( H) God, who is rich in mercy, 5 made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions ( I)-it is by grace you have been saved. And this is not of your selves it is the gift of God. It says, For by grace you have been saved through faith. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath. Ephesians 2:8 is a significant passage in this debate. ( E) 3 All of us also lived among them at one time, ( F) gratifying the cravings of our flesh ( G) and following its desires and thoughts. The Lord must be the one to provide salvation and does so as He chooses.2 As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, ( A) 2 in which you used to live ( B) when you followed the ways of this world ( C) and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, ( D) the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. Paul wrote to believers who were made alive by God’s work. And you He made alive: The words He made alive are in italics, which indicates that they are added to the text but implied from the context. And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, a. Instead, we are called to proclaim the gospel, live it, share it, pray for the salvation of others, and help people grow in the grace of God. ( Ephesians 2:1) Christians are alive from the dead. Only God can offer the gift of eternal life. 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. No matter how much we desire to give salvation to another person, we cannot. 8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faithand this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God. Further, it is a gift only God can provide. Ephesians 2:89 say: 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. No good deeds can undo the sins we have committed. Nothing can be more intricate, complex, and hard to be understood, than religion, as it has been often described. No action is good enough to provide our own salvation. Paul does not want anyone to think salvation is based on something they had done, or could ever do. Immediately following this declaration, Paul repeats and clarifies it. Both parts are important in the discussion of salvation. The relationship between God's grace and our salvation is essential to the good news of Jesus ChristEphesians 2:8-9 (ESV)8 For by grace you. That salvation would never be available, other than as a result of the grace of God. Answer Salvation by grace through faith is at the heart of the Christian religion. We believe by faith to be saved (Romans 10:9), but would never choose to believe apart from the grace of God operating in our lives.
Salvation's source is grace the means of salvation is faith. Paul returns again to his theme of grace in this classic verse.
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