What does Ephesians 2:10 mean?
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"For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them." Salvation by grace through faith (2:8–9) doesn’t end in passivity — it produces a life of good works God has already prepared.
"Workmanship" (Greek: poiema, root of "poem") — believers are God’s poetry, his crafted masterpiece.
Good works do not save us; they are the result of salvation. We were created in Christ FOR them.
God has prepared specific works for us "beforehand." Our days are not random — they are a path of obedience he laid out.
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Original BibleDawn answer · reviewed 2026-06. Drafted with AI assistance and reviewed for accuracy.