“ Not of works, lest any man should boast. ”
Not of works - see the notes at Romans 3:20 , Romans 3:27 .
(9) Not of works, lest any man should boast. (9) He specifically and completely takes away from our works the praise of justification, seeing that the good works themselves are the effects of grace...
Christians are Raised and Exalted in the Risen and Exalted Christ by God's Free Grace and Gift. The recipients of the letter, like other people, had been (spiritually) dead by reason of the sins an...
lest any man . in order that (Greek. hina) no (Greek. me.) one (Greek. tis. App-123.) boast . See Romans 2:17 .
9. Not of works. Instead of what he had said, that their salvation is of grace, he now affirms, that “it is the gift of God.” (124) Instead of what he had said, “ Not of yourselves, ”...
DISCOURSE: 2099 SALVATION BY GRACE NOT HOSTILE TO GOOD WORKS Ephesians 2:8-10 . By grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man...
Not of works, lest any man should boast.
Lest any man— That no one.
Not of works, lest any man should boast. Not of works. This clause stands in contrast to "by grace" ( Romans 4:4-5 ; Romans 11:6 ). Lest - Greek, 'that no man should boast' ( Romans 3:27...
Gentiles and Jews are now One in Chirst 1-10. Further illustration of God 's power. He raised both Gentiles and Jews from the death of sin and exalted them to Christ's side.
(1 b. ) Ephesians 2:8-10 (taking up and working out the parenthetical “by grace ye are saved” of Ephesians 2:5 ) form an instructive link of connection between these Epistles and those of the ear...
Chapter 8 SAVED FOR AN END Ephesians 2:7-10 The plan which God has formed for men in Christ is of great dimensions every way, -in its length no less than in its breadth and height. He "raised...
What Grace Has Done Ephesians 2:1-10 Evidently dead men may walk; that is, they may be dead to the eternal world but alive to this world, which is moving past like the films of a moving picture...
The next subject is the edification or building of the Church. The materials of the building are found amid things which are absolutely opposed to the will and purpose of God. From this material God,...
(7) That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. (8) For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: i...
GOD’S WORKMANSHIP ‘For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Chris...
Not of works ,.... Of any kind, moral or ceremonial, before or after conversion, done without faith or in it, nor of these in any sense; works are neither the moving causes, nor the procuring causes...
Not of works, lest any man should boast. Ver. 9. Lest any man should boast ] As that fool did that said, Caelum gratis non accipiam, I will not have heaven but at a rate. (Vega.) Non sic Deos...
That in the ages to come As if he had said, His great design in doing all this for us is, that in all succeeding ages, under the dispensation of the gospel, he might show Might demonstrate and di...
BELIEVERS CHANGED BY GRACE THROUGH FAITH (vs.1-10) The first three verse of chapter 2 go back to consider the state and circumstances from which the Ephesians had been brought, the same sad state...
The Change Wrought in the Ephesians. A. D. 61. 4 But God, who is rich in mercy, for his grea...
Not of works; any works whatever, and not only works of the ceremonial law: for if they only were excluded, the opposition between God and man, grace and works, were not right, which yet we find so...
‘For by grace you are those who are saved, through faith, and this not of yourselves. It is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.' This links back to ‘in Christ Jesus'. We are in...
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES Ephesians 2:4 . But God, who is rich in mercy. —“Unto all that call upon Him” ( Romans 10:12 ). “He hath shut up all into disobedience, that He might have mercy up...
Ephesians 2:1 . And you he hath quickened. Is it so? Could the apostle say that to you, and to me? Ephesians 2:1 . Who were dead in trespasses and sins; Look back to what you used to be, to...
Ephesians 2:1 . You hath he quickened. The word quickened is not in the Greek, but the old Latin version repeats it here from the fifth verse, presuming it to be implied. It reads well without it,...
EXPOSITION Ephesians 2:1-49 SPIRITUAL HISTORY OF THE EPHESIANS . This passage corresponds to Genesis 1:1 . It is a history of creation, and we note the same great stages. 1. C...
God's grace manifested toward the sinners:
1 Corinthians 1:29-31 ; 2 Timothy 1:9 ; Romans 11:6 ; Romans 3:20 ; Romans 3:27 ; Romans 3:28 ; Romans 4:2 ; Romans 9:11 ; Romans 9:16 ; Titus 3:3-5
Grace in Operation Ephesians 2:1-12 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We know of no Scripture which more beautifully sets forth God's grace than Ephesians, chapter 2. The chapter begins with what we were in...
Not by works — Neither this faith nor this salvation is owing to any works you ever did, will, or can do.