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Mar 23, 2008

What does it mean to be a Protestant? | part 3: Grace alone

by Rev. John Sawtelle

Running time: 52:18

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The wonder of salvation by grace alone can only be grasped by first realizing not only the sinful condition of men apart from Christ, but the spiritually dead condition of men in Adam. Since man is dead, he cannot take a single step toward salvation, unless God first makes him alive in Jesus Christ. Paul explains that salvation by grace alone is God making us alive when we were dead in sin. Because salvation is a gift of life to spiritually dead people, it follows that men don’t perform any works in order to save themselves, and therefore, they have no grounds for boasting.

Ephesians 2:1-10

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