Righteousness by Faith Bible Marking Assignment Lesson 10

"For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast."

Ephesians 2:8-9, NKJV

We receive the gift of righteousness “through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.” No works we can do can merit our salvation. We are saved by grace through faith alone. It is not our obedience that saves us, but rather, the perfect obedience of Jesus Christ, credited to us, when we accept Him as Lord and Savior. Jesus is the only One who perfectly obeyed God’s law, and lived a sinless life! God ordained that He should “taste death for every man.”

See Hebrew 2:9, Ephesians 2:8-9, Philippians 3:7-9, and Romans 5:19.

When we finally begin to obey God fully, we earn nothing, for we should have been doing that all along! No deeds of righteousness that we have done can ever earn us merit toward salvation. It is Jesus’ righteousness that saves us. His righteousness must cover us because our righteousness is
like “filthy rags!”

See Isaiah 64:6, Luke 17:7-10, and Jeremiah 23:6.

The price for our ticket to heaven has already been paid by Jesus; it is a gift! Many are ignorant of this fact, and they, like the Jews in Paul’s day, try to earn salvation by their own doings. This is an impossibility. The Lord will cover us with the spotless robe of His righteousness if we are willing
to accept it by faith!

See Romans 9:31-32 and 10:3, and Isaiah 61:10.

Salvation by grace does not mean that we can sin willfully and still go to heaven! If we fall into sin, we are to go to our Advocate and confess and repent. Grace is not a license to sin by breaking God’s law! We keep God’s commandments because we love Him, not so that we can be good enough to be saved!

See 1 Corinthians 6:9-10, 1 John 2:1, Romans 6:14-15, and 1 John 5:3.

Christ is “the end of the law for righteousness.” The word translated “end” means goal. The law shows us our sin; and leads us to Calvary where Jesus died for them! Like a mirror, the law can only show us the dirt; it can’t wash it away. For washing we need soap, and the soap is the blood of Jesus! However, we don’t break the mirror after we wash our face, do we? Neither do we throw out God’s law! We still need it to show us what sin is, and how to live right!

See Romans 10:4, 1 John 1:9, and James 1:22-25.

Jesus is acting as our “High Priest” in the heavenly sanctuary right now. He is ready to forgive us and apply the merits of His blood to our account. God’s grace is greater than all our sins.

See Romans 5:20, and Hebrews 8:1-3.

“For by grace are ye saved through faith, and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God, not by works, lest any man should boast.”

Ephesians 2:8-9, KJV

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