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NASB | Ephesians 2:8 For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Ephesians 2:8 For it is by grace [God's remarkable compassion and favor drawing you to Christ] that you have been saved [actually delivered from judgment and given eternal life] through faith. And this [salvation] is not of yourselves [not through your own effort], but it is the [undeserved, gracious] gift of God; |
Subject: God'love has made salvation to be free |
Bible Note: Dear kw, Even the nickel's worth of "accepting Jesus" is not anything we contribute. Scripture says God must drag us. A lost person doesn't even have the tiniest desire to submit to the Lord. You might be interested in post 151193, on the ordo salutis. By the way, the term for what you have described here is called "decisional regeneration." In Him, Doc |