Ephesians 2:8-9
“8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.”
I have spent a lot of time in my life, since the Lord saved me, searching the Holy Scriptures for one passage that teaches man has a freewill when it comes to his salvation. I have yet to find so much as one verse to support this false doctrine. Over and over again God explains in clear words it is only by His Sovereign Grace that we are saved from our sins. It is only after His Holy Spirit has come to us first that we begin to seek Him. It is by no work of our own that we would have a desire to seek the things of God. And it was all accomplished by the shedding of the blood of Jesus Christ on the altar of the cross of Calvary. God's only begotten Son was the only one who was good enough to be offered as the sacrifice for the sins of His people.
So why is it that so many have fallen into the trap of believing they had a part in their own salvation? The answer is a sad one. Simply put, it is the rebellion of sinful men and women against the very Word of God they claim to follow.
Praise ye the Lord!!!
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