Sola gratia, or grace alone, teaches that salvation is entirely a gift from God, not based on human works.
The doctrine of sola gratia asserts that salvation is entirely by God's grace through faith in Christ and not dependent on any merit of our own. This is firmly rooted in Scripture, such as Ephesians 2:8-9, which states, 'For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.' God's initiative in salvation is further emphasized in passages such as Romans 3:23-24, where it is affirmed that all have sinned and are justified freely by His grace. Therefore, the truth of sola gratia rests upon the overwhelming witness of Scripture that God saves sinners solely by His grace.
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