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An Unexpected “Gift”
Daily ReflectionAs we read Ephesians 2:8 in English, we are not surprised to find the word "gift" in the last part of the verse: "it is...
Is Saving Faith a Part of God’s Gift?
Daily ReflectionIn last Friday's reflection, I suggested that the Greek grammar of Ephesians 2:8 shows us that the "gift of God" is not...
What Is “Not From Yourselves”?
Daily ReflectionOver the last several days, we have been paying close attention to the first part of Ephesians 2:8, "For it is by grace...
Why Does Paul Bring Up the Subject of Works?
Daily ReflectionAs we have seen in the past several reflections on Ephesians 2, Paul is exceedingly clear that salvation comes to us...
Best of Daily Reflections: How God’s Grace Helped Me to Have Faith
Daily ReflectionIn yesterday's reflection, I wrote that faith, though our human response to God's grace, is also in some way a gift from...
Saved For Good Works Not By Good Works
Daily ReflectionIn yesterday's reflection, we considered the first phrase of Ephesians 2:10: "For we are God's handiwork." Today, we...
The Great Omission?
Daily ReflectionToday, we come to the final verse in the passage we have been studying so carefully. Verse 10 reads: "For we are God’s...
You Are God’s Masterpiece
Daily ReflectionThe first phrase of Ephesians 2:10 reads, "For we are God's handiwork" (NIV). Other translations say that we are God's...
Enjoying the View Before We Move On
Daily ReflectionWhen we began our devotional study of Ephesians 2:1-10, I mentioned that I felt a sense of excitement similar to what...
What Are the Good Works God Has Prepared for Us?
Daily ReflectionEphesians 2:10 reveals that we have been "created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us...
Salvation Accomplishes Even More
Daily ReflectionIn our study of the first part of Ephesians 2, we saw that God's salvation by grace through faith includes far more than...
You Were Left Out
Daily ReflectionIf you've ever experienced being left out, you know how unpleasant this can be. Perhaps, when you were growing up, you...