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What does Ephesians 2 teach about salvation?

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Ephesians 2 teaches that salvation is by God's grace through faith, highlighting our inability to save ourselves and the sovereignty of God's plan.

Ephesians 2 offers a profound insight into the nature of salvation, detailing that it is entirely by grace through faith. It starts by acknowledging the dire state of humanity in sin and spiritual death, emphasizing that we are saved not by our works but through God's mercy and love. The text delineates God's role in salvation, illustrating that it is He who quickens the dead, showing that human will and effort are completely insufficient. It focuses on God’s sovereign initiative, showing that He has predestined believers for redemption and transformation, which reaffirms the historic Reformed perspective that salvation is unconditional and rooted in God's eternal purpose to glorify His grace through Christ.
Scripture References: Ephesians 2:8-9, Ephesians 1:4-5, Romans 3:23-24

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