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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; |
Bible Question: I agree Hank,God bless you,but how would you reconcile the scriputres Galatians 5:4, Romans 11:2,3, I Peter 1:4,5, Romans 8:37,38? |
Bible Answer: Tamara- welcome to the forum: A tip for forum use first if I may. Once your into a topic and responding to another make sure to click on "note" when responding. If you click on "question" when responding during an ongoing discussion (even if your going to be asking a question) your post shows up on the home page as if it's the beginning of a new topic. Hope that makes sense. To begin responding to your topic here I would like to point out what I view as a problem with the approach to your considering the topic or at least in how you requested the rest of us to consider it. Your original question asked responders to base our response on a handful of verses. In this post I'm responding to you use the word "reconcile". The answer to that is "context". We don't reconcile any point of doctrine by pointing to and keeping within a few verses whether they be together or scattered throughout. The reconciliation only happens as Scripture as a whole establishes the meaning of the verses at hand. As Hank pointed out; Salvation is wholly of God from start to finish. And while he did list a few verses for reference, a study of the Scriptures as a whole does fully establish this. Not to play on words, but we don't "get saved", we "are saved" by and only by the grace of God through faith in Jesus Christ. Finally, even that saving faith is not something we choose, accomplish, work for, etc. That very faith that saves us is totally from God. See Eph. 2:8. God bless, Jeff |