“Wholly of grace”; “solely through Faith” Salvation: By Grace Alone Through Faith alone In Christ Alone Ephesians 2:1-10 “Wholly of grace”; “solely through Faith” Hiscox- Manual for Baptist Churches; pp.61-62
Saved By Grace – Ephesians 2:5 Rich MERCY God’s Grace KINDNESS Eph. 2:7 Eph. 2:4 Great LOVE
Saved By Grace – Through Faith Ephesians 2:5, 8 “Made Us Alive Together” MERCY KINDNESS Faith – Rom. 5:2 God’s Grace LOVE . . . With Christ”
Saved Through Faith – Eph. 2:8 Repentance – Acts 3:19, Heb. 11:6 Baptized – Gal. 3:26-27 Faith Christ Confession – Rom. 10:9-10
Basis of Salvation – Grace (Eph. 2:8-9) Not of Yourselves – Gift of God On the BASIS Of WORKS – (Gal. 3:10) EVERYTHING DONE PERFECTLY WITHOUT EVER MISSING THE MARK – SIN By Grace have ye been saved Through faith Not of Works – that no man should glory
Basis of Salvation – Grace (Eph. 2:8-9) Not of Yourselves – Gift of God Abraham’s perfect works would have been basis for Him to boast (Rom. 4:2) By Grace have ye been saved Through faith Not of Works – that no man should glory
What Is The Difference? Denominations have no problem with: “I receive Jesus as my personal savior “ by faith Are you not “DOING SOMETHING” ? Just as Abraham “offered up Isaac” by faith (Heb. 11:17, James 2:21-22)
Grace – Faith – Obedience of Faith By Faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after. . . (Heb. 11:30) Grace the basis (Joshua 6:2) Faith the means Obedience the conditions in faith – (Joshua 6:3-5) By Grace through faith – confess, repent, baptized
By Grace Through Faith – Eph. 2:5 Mercy Confess Kindness Repent Love Baptized FAITH GRACE “Made us Alive Together With Christ” Col. 2:12-13