Grace vs. Works
Untangling faith, grace, and obedience biblically.
The biblical picture
Grace
- God's free gift \u2014 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
\u201CFor 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.\u201D
\u2014 Ephesians 2:8\u20139 (KJV)
\u2014 Ephesians 2:8\u20139 (KJV)
\u201CFor as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.\u201D
\u2014 James 2:26 (KJV)
\u2014 James 2:26 (KJV)