And then, Ephesians 2:8-10, after the famous verses about being saved by grace through faith and not our works, informs us that “we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.” God saves His people by His ...
I. The Reformed Position: The claim in the Westminster Confession of Faith that all controversies of religion ultimately are to be determined by the Holy Spirit speaking in Sacred Scripture contradicts the testimony of the Church Fathers, who repeatedly teach the necessity of judging such controversie...
Ephesians 2:8-9- For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. Romans 10:17- So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ. Hebrews 11:1- Now fai...
We’re saved by grace alone, through the faith given to us by God. He is the LORD, He changes not. Reply Tim Klein says: March 7, 2018 at 7:26 pm True; any loss of salvation would make it a works theology period; Reply bro. david says: March 7, 2018 at 3:55 pm Wel...
1.9 IX. I Save (by participating in Christ’s salvific work) 2 Tradition / Church Fathers 2.1 I. We are Saved by Faith and Works, and Not Faith Alone 2.2 II. We are not “Once Saved, Always Saved” Scripture I. Good Works in Sanctifying Grace are Necessary for Salvation Neh. 13:...
John 1:16 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. Ephesians 2:8-9 Bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as ...
The Bible teaches we are saved by grace alone (we don’t deserve it), through faith alone (not by works), in Christ alone. Eternal salvation is a gift from God, freely given and freely received. Share this: Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share...
Salvation: We are saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ -- His death, burial and resurrection. Salvation is a gift from God, not a result of our good works or any kind of human effort (Romans 10:9-10, Acts 16:31, Galatians 2:16; 3:8, Ephesians 2:8-9, Titus 3:5, and...
Silva, Moises. "Abraham, Faith, and Works: Paul's Use of Scripture in Galatians 3:6- 14," Westminster Theological Journal, 63. 2001. Pages 251-67.
19. John 10:9a - "I am the ___: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved," 20. John 10:14 - "I am the good ___, and know my sheep, and am known of mine." 21. John 10:27 - "My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they ___ me:" 22. John 11:...