Thoughts for Our Time

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“By grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God” (Eph. 2:88For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: (Ephesians 2:8)).
God’s grace is unmerited favor, thus it gives us much. However, it will never give us any cause to boast. If grace made us better in ourselves, it would work itself out of a job; we would merit something. God would have us know that by His grace we are what we are (1 Cor. 15:1010But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me. (1 Corinthians 15:10)), and He would have us strong in His grace (2 Tim. 2:11Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. (2 Timothy 2:1)) so that we don’t lose the sense of unmerited favor and think that our blessings are merited (Gal. 5:44Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace. (Galatians 5:4)).
B. Warr