Saved For Good Works, Not By Good Works: Ephesians 2:10
What is the role of good works in salvation?
This is a huge question, and one that has caused a great deal of controversy. All the religions in the world (and some who profess to be Christian) say that, at least in some sense, we are saved by good works. However, the Scriptures teach that God "Saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior." (Titus 3:5-6)
Now that's sometimes hard for us to believe isn't it? In fact, if…
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