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for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,
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Salvation is a Gift, Not a Wage
Commentators unanimously stress that salvation is entirely by God's 'grace,' meaning His free and unmerited favor. It is not something earned through good works, religious rituals, or personal merit. Charles Spurgeon notes that Paul repeats this point because humans are prone to forget it and try to claim some credit for themselves. Salvation is purely a gift, not a wage.
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Ephesians
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18th Century
Presbyterian
For by grace are you saved. By mere favor. It is not by your own merit; it is not because you have any claim. This is a favorite doctrine …
For by grace (τη γαρ χαριτ). Explanatory reason. "By the grace" already mentioned in verse 5 and so with the article.
19th Century
Anglican
By grace are you saved through faith.—Properly, you have been saved; you were saved at first, and continue in a …
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Baptist
That in the age to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. For by grace are you sa…
Paul again reminds his readers (cf. v.5) that they owe their salvation entirely to the undeserved favor of God. “Grace” is the objective, operative…
16th Century
Protestant
For by grace are you saved. This is an inference from the previous statements. Having discussed election and effectual calling, he arrives…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For by grace are you saved This is to be understood, not of temporal salvation, nor of preservation in Christ, nor o…
Sin is the death of the soul. A man dead in trespasses and sins has no desire for spiritual pleasures. When we look upon a corpse, it evokes an awf…
