Question:
Dear Greg,
Thanks
in advance for your response. Please
explain saved by grace unto good works. I
thank God for you.
In
Christian love,
Ervin
Answer: Dear Ervin,
I
don’t know how within the brief time I have for questions I can do justice to
your question. “Grace unto works”—the
phrase you use is probably derived from Ephesians 2:8-10.
The passage explains that we are NOT saved BY works, but it explains that
we ARE saved FOR works.
That
is, having been saved, God produces works in us.
He saves us for that purpose. He
uses us, having already saved us by his grace.
To be lights of his kingdom. To
point the way to Christ—to reflect the light of Christ.
We do not produce these works—we do not have the power to do so.
God, by his grace, not only saves us, but by his grace produces works in
us, as we yield to him, that will help others as they see what he does in and
through us.
If
you use the feature “Search our Site” here at www.ptm.org, you can
type in words like “grace” and be presented with scores of questions and
answers, articles and other resources that will give you background and
understanding in this central belief of Christianity.
If, after having done so, you have other specific questions about grace,
please let me know.
Thanks
for this opportunity to serve you.
In
Christ,