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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: Can MY faith in Christ save me? |
Bible Note: In Ephesians 2:8, faith is not the gift. Faith is how we receive the gift. Paul is not here speaking directly of faith, but of salvation. He is affirming that salvation is the gift of God. That is made more clear in the following Scripture. Rom 6:23 For the wages of sin is death; but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. D. L. Moody once said, "Some say that faith is the gift of God. So is the air, but you have to breathe it; so is bread, but you have to eat it; so is water, but you have to drink it. |