Ephesians 2:8-10 For by grace are you saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:… The Christian salvation may be divided into three parts: the salvation which delivers us from sin and its consequences; the salvation which restores us to the favour, image, and communion of God; and the salvation which preserves us amidst all the temptations and dangers of our present state until we reach the heavenly kingdom. Yet the salvation itself is but one. Its several parts are inseparably united to each other; and they form that mighty scheme which excludes all evil and involves all good, which fills time with peace and eternity with triumph. I. THE SOURCE from which our salvation flows is "grace" — the grace of God. 1. It is the grace of God which gave origin and existence to the scheme of our salvation by the death of the Messiah. 2. It is the grace of God which has given execution or accomplishment to the scheme of our Christian salvation. 3. It is the grace of God which gives application and effect to this scheme of salvation. II. THE WAY in which the Christian salvation is to be obtained — "through faith." 1. An exceedingly plain and simple way. 2. A divinely appointed way. 3. A humiliating way. 4. A holy and practical way. (John Hannah, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:WEB: for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, |
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