#ByGraceThroughFaith
Ephesians
2 KJT
5
Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by
grace ye are saved;) ...
8
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the
gift of God:
9
Not of works, lest any man should boast.
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Dear
Brethren,
Eph
2:8 is so often quoted to say that a man is saved by grace through faith, i.e.
through HIS ACT OF BELIEVING.
Read
the passage with a dose of common sense, and give us 3 obvious reasons why such
understanding plainly contradicts the passage.
If
the faith cannot possibly be man's act of believing, then through whose faith,
and what is that faith?
The
popular notion actually repudiates the gospel of Christ; it replaces free grace
with works.
Have
I stirred up your interest yet?
Learn
the truth to save yourself from abusing this wonderful Scripture; also, you
will be able to help others from abusing this Scripture.
May
the Lord grant you understanding.
Amen.
Peruse
this article:
https://things-new-and-old.blogspot.com/2008/01/saved-by-grace-through-faith-whose.html
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Some
questions to consider:
1
What state were you in when you were saved by grace?
2
When you were dead in sins, were you able to exercise faith?
3
Supposing faith is the gift of God, is the gift of faith to a spiritually dead
man of any use to him?
4
Do you believe in a God who would give the gift of faith to a spiritually dead
man so that he could exercise that faith in order to be saved by grace?
5
What is the gift of God then? What is by grace?
6
What is the ground and basis of this gift of God?
7
"... through faith..."
--
is a man's act of believing in Christ performed by him?
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Is an act performed by a man his work?
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if a man is saved by grace through his act of believing, then isn't he saved by
grace through his own work?
8.
Why is the very concept of "by grace" necessarily remove
"through faith" from any association with man's exercise of faith?
9.
If a man is saved by grace through his act of believing, then he has at least some
valid ground to boast, hasn't he?
10.
If he did not perform his act of believing, would he be saved by grace through
his faith?
11. Since it's not through your act of faith,
then you are saved through WHOSE faith, and WHAT is that faith?
12.
Have you read of the faith of Christ, i.e. His faithfulness in the execution of
the work of redeeming those given to Him by the Father?
Feel
free to add your own questions.
