"For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast. 1For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do."
-Ephesians 2:8-10 NIV
It is a Bible fact that were are saved by grace, that is through the blood of Jesus Christ. many people look at verses eight and nine and somehow downplay verse ten. While our actions alone is insufficent for salvation, our acceptance of Christ through faith, repentance ,and baptism compells us to do good works to serve Him.
On a recent retreat in Valley Springs, CA, I challenged the participants to not forsake meeting together as a body (Heb. 10:24-25). I set a precedent with ephesians 2:8-10. While seemingly unrelated, our good works such as going to church is an expression of grattitude for what Jesus Christe done for us at the cross. In fact, if we claim to follow Jesus, we must do everything possible to serve Him and immitate Him (I John 2:6).
Grace saves us through the power of the cross. We express our gratitude to him by our good works to serve Him and draw people to Him.
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