Mike Ratliff does an excellent job in clearly explaining this basic Biblical Doctrine. I encourage all to read it.
Verse 10 tells us that our salvation is God’s good work. We are newly born in Christ Jesus. Why? We are newly created for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. That means that Christians are new creations and not simply religious people who have made some decision to do religious things. NO! We who were formally dead in our trespasses and sins are now alive in Christ, reborn, remade, quickened, Born Again so that we can now obey our Lord in all things to walk according to His will for His glory alone.
I can’t think of anyone who writes more clearly on this message!
Btw: It is a perfect example of knowing the scriptures.
2 Timothy 3:15-17 And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. 16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: 17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
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