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Nov 16, 2014 · The profound truth of Ephesians 2:10 speaks for itself: “For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” Yes, we are saved from something (sin, judgment, the wrath of God, hell). We are also saved for something (good works, a life of righteous living).
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Jun 8, 2022 · One key pivot point between position and practice is the reality that we were created “for good works” (Ephesians 2:10, ESV). In Ephesians 1, Paul explains how each Person of the Trinity has worked to achieve our new position in Christ: the Father predestines (Ephesians 1:4), the Son redeems through His blood (Ephesians 1:7), and the Holy Spirit seals (Ephesians 1:13–14).
Nov 22, 2022 · The goal is “good works” (Ephesians 2:10). The truth that we are God’s workmanship is expressed in the context of our salvation: “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” (Ephesians 2:8–10, NASB).
- Matthew 5:16 ESV / 593 helpful votes. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
- Ephesians 2:10 ESV / 503 helpful votes. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.
- James 2:14-17 ESV / 468 helpful votes. What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him? If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and filled,” without giving them the things needed for the body, what good is that?
- Ephesians 2:8-9 ESV / 435 helpful votes. For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.
Oct 16, 2024 · The born-again Christian produces “fruit in keeping with repentance” (Matthew 3:8). Salvation enables us to live “in the Spirit” and so truly perform good works (Galatians 5:16). Ephesians 2:10 says, “For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”
Ephesians 2:10. For we are his workmanship — As if he had said, And it appears that it is not by any works or ability of our own that we are saved, or possess the faith whereby salvation is received, because all the ability we have in spiritual things is from God, and is the consequence of his creating us anew; for as all acts of acceptable obedience must proceed from faith, and this faith ...
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Sep 2, 2021 · And this brings us to how Ephesians 2:10 is a transition verse, or a hinge verse, in Ephesians 2. Ephesians 2:10 as a Transition. As I have frequently pointed out in our study of Ephesians 2, the chapter is divided into three parts. The problem (Ephesians 2:1-3), the Solution (Ephesians 2:4-10), and the application (Ephesians 2:11-22).
