Grace vs. Works
Untangling faith, grace, and obedience biblically.
The biblical picture
Grace
- God's free gift — unearned
- Received by faith
- Forgives and saves completely
- Produces gratitude and obedience
Works
- Our effort and obedience
- Cannot earn salvation
- Flow from salvation, not for it
- Faith without them is dead
“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.”
— Ephesians 2:8–9 (KJV)
— Ephesians 2:8–9 (KJV)
“For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.”
— James 2:26 (KJV)
— James 2:26 (KJV)
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