How do we know salvation is based on faith and not works?
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Salvation is confirmed in the scripture as a gift of grace through faith in Christ, not based on our own works, as stated in Ephesians 2:8-9.
Ephesians 2:8-9 highlights that salvation is not of ourselves; it is the gift of God. Our good works, no matter how commendable, cannot earn us redemption. The apostle Paul emphasizes in Philippians 3 that everything he once considered gain, including his religious achievements, he counts as loss for the sake of knowing Christ. True salvation is rooted in faith—that we trust in Christ's righteousness and not in our own, exemplified in Romans 3:21-23, where Paul clarifies that the righteousness of God is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe.
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