Ephesians 2:8-10 8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by works, so that no one can boast. 10 For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
What does grace mean? Grace is God’s grace, it means God’s love and God’s mercy. We are saved by God’s grace, by God’s love and mercy, through our response to God which is our faith. We cannot save ourselves, we are not saved by our works. It is God’s work that we are saved and born again. After we are saved and born again, we are to do good works and rely on the Lord to do the works He entrusts to us.
James 2:26 As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.
After we are saved and born again, we must have deeds besides faith. We can’t just have faith without deeds, as faith without deeds is dead. When we see brothers and sisters in need, we need to help them. We are not saved by our works, but we must have good works after being saved. Our good deeds out of love will be rewarded by the Lord. May God bless each of you.
