Ephesians 2:8
“For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God,”
«Door genade bent u gered, door geloof… het is een gave van God» leert dat redding geheel een gave van God is, ontvangen door geloof en niet verdiend door werken.
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Two key words: grace (God’s unearned favor) and faith (the trust that receives it). Salvation comes by grace, through faith — not by our performance.
The next verse adds “not by works, so that no one can boast.” The design is to leave no room for pride: everything points back to God’s generosity, not our achievement.
If works don’t save, do they matter?
Yes — the very next verse (2:10) says we were created “for good works.” Works are the fruit of salvation, not its cause.