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NASB | Galatians 2:21 "I do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness comes through the Law, then Christ died needlessly." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Galatians 2:21 "I do not ignore or nullify the [gracious gift of the] grace of God [His amazing, unmerited favor], for if righteousness comes through [observing] the Law, then Christ died needlessly. [His suffering and death would have had no purpose whatsoever.]" |
Bible Question: Do we have to earn grace? |
Bible Answer: "Give this thread some balance"? Your original question was: "Do we have to earn grace?" You asked a direct question, one that can be answered with a direct Yes or No. The answer to YOUR question is: No, we do not have to earn grace. By definition, grace cannot be earned. The Amplified Bible defines grace as "God's unmerited favor." That which is unmerited cannot be earned. AMPLIFIED Ephesians 2:8 For it is by free grace (God's unmerited favor) that you are saved (delivered from judgment and made partakers of Christ's salvation) through [your] faith. And this [salvation] is not of yourselves [of your own doing, it came not through your own striving], but it is the gift of God; |