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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:
As Christians are we required to preach the Gospel for salvation. My husband is a Jehovah's witness, and although i have been told that they go door to door because that is part of their salvation,he says it is because it is a command in the bible. Help! Mathew 28:19 2 Timothy 4:5 Jame2:20 |
Bible Answer: julcol87, The verses that you have sighted are addressed to those who are already saved they are not addressed as a requirement for salvation. These are things that we as disciples of Jesus Christ are instructed to do and should desire to do. Our salvation is not dependent on anything we do but in response to what God has already done in His Son Jesus Christ. John 3:16 Acts 2:38, Romans 10:9,10 are among scriptures regarding salvation. Read the Gospel of John it's loaded. In Him, lionheart |