Ephesians 2:8
For it is by this grace that you have been saved, through faith. None of this comes from you; it is God's gift.
Treated in 51 passages across the library.
Where it is preached
- Communion with God ·
How the saints hold communion with Christ as to their acceptation with God cites Eph. ii. 8–10
…with God on that account — The second objection — The necessity of our obedience stated, Eph. ii. 8–10 — The grounds, causes, and ends of it manifested — Its proper place in the new covenant —…
- The Key Teachings of Gareth Evans ·
Three Kinds of Faith cites EPHESIANS 2:8–9
…that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast. EPHESIANS 2:8–9 Having cleared away what faith is not, Evans turns to what Scripture does say about it.…
- The Key Teachings of Richard Baxter ·
Faith and Justification cites EPHESIANS 2:8–10
…man should boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works. EPHESIANS 2:8–10 Paul secures both in three verses, and the order is decisive. Works follow; they do not…
- The Key Teachings of Julia A. J. Foote ·
The New Song cites EPHESIANS 2:8
…by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God. EPHESIANS 2:8 This is a small scene, but it matters more than it looks. Julia Foote would later be…
- Communion with God ·
Of the peculiar and distinct communion which the saints have with the Father cites Eph. ii. 8
…It is bestowed on us by the Father: “It is not of yourselves: it is the gift of God,” Eph. ii. 8. It is the Father that revealeth the gospel, and Christ therein, Matt. xi. 25. And it is…
- The Key Teachings of Dietrich Bonhoeffer ·
Costly Grace cites EPHESIANS 2:8–10
…Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. EPHESIANS 2:8–10 Paul holds both halves in a single breath. Not of works; unto good works. Cheap grace…
- Communion with God ·
Other consequential affections cites Eph. ii. 8–10
…as to that end for which we receive Christ, they are of no other account than the former, Eph. ii. 8–10. Even the works we do after believing, — those which we are created unto in Christ Jesus…
- The Key Teachings of John Wesley ·
Salvation by Faith cites EPHESIANS 2:8–9
…that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. EPHESIANS 2:8–9 On 18 June 1738, less than four weeks after Aldersgate, John Wesley stood in the pulpit…
- The Key Teachings of C. S. Lewis ·
Made New cites EPHESIANS 2:8–9
…that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast. EPHESIANS 2:8–9 Read with that foundation in place, Lewis’s picture of the long, costly, glorious…
- Stepping Stones ·
Faith - A Sovereign Gift cites Ephesians 2:8
…by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God” (Ephesians 2:8). God in His great mercy has reached out to man through His Son, Jesus Christ. The Holy…
- The Key Teachings of Martin Luther ·
Faith Alone cites EPHESIANS 2:8–9
…that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast. EPHESIANS 2:8–9 Why alone? Why did Luther insist on the word alone? Because anything added to faith as a…
- The Bondage of the Will ·
Discussion: Part the Second cites Eph. ii. 8
…also: as Paul saith, “We were all by nature the children of wrath even as others.” (Eph. ii. 8). Therefore God made Pharaoh wicked; that is, from a wicked and corrupt seed: as He saith…
- The Key Teachings of George Whitefield ·
The Lord Our Righteousness cites EPHESIANS 2:8–10
…man should boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works. EPHESIANS 2:8–10 A rock to stand on The sermon ends in pleading. Whitefield recommends a book by Solomon…
- The Key Teachings of Martyn Lloyd-Jones ·
The Sovereignty of God cites EPHESIANS 2:8–9
…that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. EPHESIANS 2:8–9 The second is comfort. If salvation depended in the end on the believer’s own will, it…
- Feasting at the table ·
Paul’s Prayer cites Eph 2:8
…God (Heb 11:6), I see it expressed in three different ways. There is ‘saving faith’ (Eph 2:8) – the starting point beyond which too many believers never advance; there is the ‘fruit…
- The Key Teachings of Ignatius of Antioch ·
Faith the Beginning, Love the End cites EPHESIANS 2:8
…by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God. EPHESIANS 2:8 It is striking that a writer so often read as a champion of church order should put faith…
- The Key Teachings of Martyn Lloyd-Jones ·
Justified by Faith cites EPHESIANS 2:8
…by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God. EPHESIANS 2:8 This mattered pastorally. Many anxious Christians, he observed, are forever examining…
- All of Grace (For Teens) ·
Grace Is the Fountain cites Ephesians 2:8
…have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God.” — Ephesians 2:8 (ESV) Before explaining faith, Spurgeon wants you to stand at the source. “By grace are…
- All of Grace (For Teens) ·
Why Faith? The Rope and the Log cites Ephesians 2:8–9
…own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.” — Ephesians 2:8–9 (ESV) Why did God choose faith, and not love or patience or good behaviour, as the way we…
- Real Questions – Book 1 ·
Aren’t All Religions Basically the Same? cites Ephesians 2:8–9
…this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God, not by works, so that no one can boast” (Ephesians 2:8–9). Paul saw what was at stake. “if righteousness comes through the law, Christ died for…
- Real Questions – Book 1 ·
Conclusion: Keep Asking cites Ephesians 2:8–9
…this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God, not by works, so that no one can boast” (Ephesians 2:8–9). You don’t receive a gift by earning it. You receive it by taking it. The Bible puts it…
- The Key Teachings of George MacDonald ·
Obedience, the Opener of Eyes cites EPHESIANS 2:8–10
…man should boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works. EPHESIANS 2:8–10 Read on that foundation, MacDonald’s summons to obedience is exactly what many…
- Rooted – 30 Days with God for Youth – Book 1 ·
Day 12 — Receiving the Gift cites Ephesians 2:8–9
…not from yourselves; it is the gift of God, not by works, so that no one can boast.” — Ephesians 2:8–9 (BSB) Imagine it’s your birthday. Your grandma hands you a beautifully wrapped present.…
- Rooted – 30 Days with God for Youth – Book 6 ·
Day 2 — God’s Masterpiece cites Ephesians 2:8–10
…in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.” — Ephesians 2:8–10 (BSB) Have you ever made something you were really proud of? A drawing, a LEGO build, a…
- All of Grace ·
By Grace Through Faith cites Ephesians 2:8
"By grace are ye saved, through faith" (Ephesians 2:8 ). I THINK IT WELL to turn a little to one side that I may ask my reader to observe…
- The Key Teachings of Charles H. Spurgeon ·
Introduction cites EPHESIANS 2:8
…by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God. EPHESIANS 2:8 Everything else he taught flows from that fountain. The cross is the object at which…
- The Key Teachings of Amanda Berry Smith ·
Pray Once More cites EPHESIANS 2:8
…by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God. EPHESIANS 2:8 There is one thing to weigh with care. Her vow in the cellar — that she would have…
- The Key Teachings of Hudson Taylor ·
The Finished Work cites EPHESIANS 2:8–9
…that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. EPHESIANS 2:8–9 The tract turned the whole thing round. Salvation was not a work for him to do but a work…
- The Key Teachings of Augustine of Hippo ·
Give What Thou Enjoinest cites EPHESIANS 2:8–9
…that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast. EPHESIANS 2:8–9 He does not say good works do not matter. He says they are fruit, not root. Eternal life…
- The Key Teachings of John Calvin ·
The Main Hinge of Religion cites EPHESIANS 2:8–9
…that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. EPHESIANS 2:8–9 This leaves no room for pride. Everything we are given, we are given freely. Our faith…
- The Key Teachings of Charles G. Finney ·
Conclusion cites EPHESIANS 2:8–9
…that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast. EPHESIANS 2:8–9 That is the gospel, and it does not contradict his urgency. It is the ground of it. The…
- The Key Teachings of Watchman Nee ·
Sit cites EPHESIANS 2:8–9
…that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast. EPHESIANS 2:8–9 Where the chair is One more detail Nee would not let pass: in heavenly places. The…
- The Key Teachings of A. B. Simpson ·
The Life of Faith cites Ephesians 2:8
…guards are necessary. Faith is God’s gift, not our achievement — it is the gift of God (Ephesians 2:8). Its measure is not a moral score. Unanswered prayer is not proof of unbelief. Paul…
- The Key Teachings of Jonathan Edwards ·
True Virtue cites EPHESIANS 2:8–9
…that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast. EPHESIANS 2:8–9 There is a practical use in holding this properly. It should make Christians generous in…
- The Life and Diary of David Brainerd (For Teens) ·
Trying Too Hard cites Ephesians 2:8–9
…not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.” — Ephesians 2:8–9 (KJV) As a teenager, David Brainerd was very religious. He prayed, read the Bible, kept…
- They Were Young – Book 4: Sent ·
David Brainerd: Light in a Dark Thick Grove cites Ephesians 2:8–9
…this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God, not by works, so that no one can boast” (Ephesians 2:8–9). For years he had treated faith as one more thing to achieve. That evening it was more…
- Real Questions – Book 3 ·
What Is the Gospel in One Minute? cites Ephesians 2:8–9
…this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God, not by works, so that no one can boast” (Ephesians 2:8–9). And the promise is wide open: “believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead…
- The Way Into the Holiest ·
Drifting cites Eph. ii. 8
…and can therefore never break on us. "By grace have ye been saved through faith" (Eph. ii. 8, R.v.). Sometimes it is salvation from the power of sin. The present tense is then…
- Selected Sermons of Jonathan Edwards ·
God Glorified in Man’s Dependence cites Eph. ii. 8
…is of God that we receive faith to close with him, that we may have an interest in him. Eph. ii. 8, “For by grace ye are saved, through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of…
- Sermons on Several Occasions ·
Salvation by Faith cites Eph. 2:8
…Oxford, before the University, on June 18, 1738. “By grace are ye saved through faith.” Eph. 2:8. 1. All the blessings which God hath bestowed upon man are of his mere grace, bounty, or…
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