God alone!

Ephesians 2:8, “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God.” Grace is what I like to call the game changer in the game of life. We know that the wages of sin equals death, but the gift of God is eternal life. Well, that gift is God’s grace in the form of His Son, who died the death we deserved.

1) “For by grace” - Paul uses “for” to intensify his explanation of how we receive life. With passion unmatched by few, Paul states
that we receive God’s Righteousness At Christs’ Expense! 2Cor.5:21, “For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that
we might be made the righteousness of God in him.” (KJV)

2) “you have been saved” - It’s as if Paul is stating the obvious, “have been saved.” What we must realize, as believers, is that
when grace comes a-calling the only action we take is to respond. Jn.6:65, “And He said, ‘Therefore I have said to you that no one
can come to Me unless it has been granted to him by My Father.’”

3) “not of yourselves, it’s the gift” - The word “not” (oo-may) is a double negative strengthening the denial; not at all! Paul
emphatically states “NOT AT ALL,” you do nothing when it comes to your salvation. Our salvation is the free gift of God. Jn.3:16,
“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have
everlasting life.”

Keep pressing on, Guy