Ephesians 2:8-10 NASB
For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.
Encouraging Words...
It gets so easy to put the cart before the horse and try to work our way into salvation. It is clear throughout the scripture and the traditions of the church that our salvation can only come from our Lord and the work that He has done. However, salvation does not end there, it actually begins there. Through God's grace, the work that He has done, we are created in Christ to do good works, works that God has prepared for us to do. Just as we cannot work our way into salvation we should not be so caught up in worrying about why we are doing good works that we don't do them just so someone doesn't think we are trying to earn our way to salvation. If we are saved by grace through our faith in Jesus Christ then we should be doing His work.
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