8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Ver. 8. For by grace ye are saved ] So Ephesians 2:5 , and everywhere almost St Paul is a most constant preacher of the grace of God, as Chrysostom styleth him. Sub laudibus naturae latent inimici gratiae, saith Augustine. The patrons of man’s free will are enemies to God’s free grace. read more
9 Not of works, lest any man should boast. Ver. 9. Lest any man should boast ] As that fool did that said, Caelum gratis non accipiam, I will not have heaven but at a rate. (Vega.) Non sic Deos coluimus, aut sic vivimus, ut ille nos vinceret, said the emperor Antoninus Philosophus. We have not so lived and deserved of God that the enemy should vanquish us. read more
by: Ephesians 2:5, Romans 3:24, 2 Thessalonians 1:9 through: Mark 16:16, Luke 7:50, John 3:14-Job :, John 3:36, John 5:24, John 6:27-Joel :, John 6:35, John 6:40, Acts 13:39, Acts 15:7-1 Samuel :, Acts 16:31, Romans 3:22-Ezekiel :, Romans 4:5, Romans 4:16, Romans 10:9, Romans 10:10, Galatians 3:14, Galatians 3:22, 1 John 5:10-2 Kings : that: Ephesians 2:10, Ephesians 1:19, Matthew 16:17, John 1:12, John 1:13, John 6:37, John 6:44, John 6:65, Acts 14:27, Acts 16:14, Romans 10:14, Romans... read more
Romans 3:20, Romans 3:27, Romans 3:28, Romans 4:2, Romans 9:11, Romans 9:16, Romans 11:6, 1 Corinthians 1:29-Obadiah :, 2 Timothy 1:9, Titus 3:3-Deuteronomy : Reciprocal: Numbers 23:4 - I have prepared Judges 7:2 - Israel Luke 18:12 - fast John 6:65 - that no 2 Corinthians 4:7 - that Titus 3:5 - by works read more
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:By grace ye are saved through faith — Grace, without any respect to human worthiness, confers the glorious gift. Faith, with an empty hand, and without any pretence to personal desert, receives the heavenly blessing.And this is not of yourselves — This refers to the whole preceding clause, That ye are saved through faith, is the gift of God. read more
Not of works, lest any man should boast.Not by works — Neither this faith nor this salvation is owing to any works you ever did, will, or can do. read more
II. HISTORICAL INCLUSION OF THE EPHESIANS IN THE DIVINE ELECTIVE PURPOSE, Ephesians 2:1 to Ephesians 3:21. 1. Recapitulation of their original death and subsequent resurrection, Ephesians 2:1-10. In parallelism with Christ’s resurrection and exaltation in Ephesians 1:20-23, St. Paul pictures the conceptual death of the Ephesians by sin, and their resurrection and exaltation with Christ. Their state of death, Ephesians 2:1-3; their resurrection and exaltation with Christ, Ephesians 2:4-6.... read more
4-8. This passage is a pictorial parallel with Ephesians 1:20-23; and a pictorial contrast with Ephesians 2:1-3. The parallel is drawn between the corporeal death, resurrection, and enthronement of Christ, and the death in sin and co-resurrection and co-enthronement of the Church with him. That a parallelism is intended, overlooked though it has been by commentators, is plain both from the progress of the two pictures and from the sameness of the terms used: raised… sit… heavenly places.... read more
8. For In view of this divine organic process now completely stated. By grace Gratis, for nothing in return. Are ye saved Not merely converted, justified, and sanctified; but gloriously saved saved from death, the devil, and hell; saved to resurrection, Christ, God, and glory, in the full sight of the endless aeons to come. Through faith As the instrument in God’s hands; the handle by which he gets hold of us to snatch us from Satan and spring us into heaven. For the Greek... read more
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The Biblical Illustrator - Ephesians 2:8
Ephesians 2:8; Ephesians 2:10For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast.For we are His workmanship. The respective places of faith and works in salvationI. Consider now we are saved by or through faith.1. Without faith we cannot be saved.(1) Faith is necessary in the appointment of God.(2) Faith is necessary in the nature of the case.2. All who have faith will be saved. But remember, faith is not a mere... read more