Eph 2:8 NLT
God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God.
The Saving
God is the one who does the saving. We can’t save ourselves, and we for sure can’t save others. God is the one who made it possible for us to be saved. Saved from what?
- Being separated from God, forever.
- Being dead in sin.
- Being lost in sin.
- Living a life of darkness
- Doing bad things.
- Living foolishly.
- Hopelessness.
This list is not exhaustive.
God made a way to make us right again with Him. We were lost, without hope, doomed in sin. That sin had to be removed, and there was a price to remove that sin. Jesus, God in flesh, died in our place, our stead, so that we wouldn’t have to, and so that we could actually live.
Our Part
Is there a part that we have to play in our being saved? Only believe! We did not possess the righteousness to make that payment, but Christ did. Now we have to accept His grace, His charity, His generosity. Just like Abraham who “believed God and it was counted to him as righteousness” we believe God for the new life He wants to give to any who will believe Him.