Photo credit: ©Getty Images/Cecilie Arcurs The NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible points out “sincere righteousness flows from a transformed heart.” Even in Christ, we are subject to the elements of this fallen world. Our state without salvation is dangerous and destructive. The Greek translation of saved conveys saving, safety, and rescue from danger or destruction. He chose us to give us faith.” God’s character exudes His grace in that He chooses to show us kindness through salvation, even though we don’t deserve and could never earn it. “Therefore, our faith is the mark of being chosen by God. It is not ‘from ourselves,’” John Piper explains. It is the work of grace when we were dead.
It is an all-inclusive, no-strings-attached, free gift from God. No one is required to work earn it or retain it. However, every person He chooses to accomplish big things, through both testaments of Scripture and beyond, were and are flawed. We often fall victim to the misconceived notion we have to be better than the rest to be used by God.
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