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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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Albert Barnes
On Ephesians 2:8
18th Century
Theologian
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 …
AT Robertson
On Ephesians 2:8
For by grace (τη γαρ χαριτ). Explanatory reason. "By the grace" already mentioned in verse 5 and so with the article.
Charles Ellicott
On Ephesians 2:8
19th Century
Bishop
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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Charles Spurgeon
On Ephesians 2:7–8
19th Century
Preacher
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…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Ephesians 2:8
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…
John Calvin
On Ephesians 2:8
16th Century
Theologian
For by grace are you saved. This is an inference from the previous statements. Having discussed election and effectual calling, he arrives…
John Gill
On Ephesians 2:8
17th Century
Pastor
For by grace are you saved
This is to be understood, not of temporal salvation, nor of preservation in Christ, nor o…
Matthew Henry
On Ephesians 2:1–10
17th Century
Minister
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…