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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: Can someone explain "plan of salvation" for me? Forgive me if this is a repetative question, I am also a little confused between the book of Acts and 1 Corintians. |
Bible Answer: Hi The plan of salvation is that plan which God carries into effect when He brings about our salvation. In the first stage He accounts us as righteous (Rom 3.24) through the gift of righteousness (Rom 5.17)as a consequence of His redemptive work on the cross (Rom 3.24) when we put our trust in Him as our Saviour. At the same time we are born of the Spirit from above (John 3.1-6) and become new creatures in Christ (2 Cor 5.17). In the second stage the Holy Spirit works within us, causing us to will and do of God's good pleasure (Phil 2.13) while changing us from one degree of glory to another (2 Cor 3.18). In the third stage we are transformed and made perfect (1 Cor 5.52), being presented before Him holy, unblameable and unreproveable in His sight (Col 1.22). This saving work commences when we come to Christ as our Saviour and put our trust in Him. This involves: 1) Admitting our sinfulness (1 John 1.8). 2) Turning from our sin to follow Christ (repentance). 3). Asking Jesus Christ to come into our lives to cleanse us from sin and live out His life through us. If we do this honestly He comes into our lives, we are thereby accounted as righteous before God, and we receive the Holy Spirit for the purposes described above. May God bless you. |
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