Ephesians 2:4-10

For GOD so loved the world that He created that He gave up the life of His only Son, CHRIST JESUS, all God-all man, to die in our place. He paid for our sins so that we could share in His glory. We are the hands and feet of our glorious SAVIOR designed to spread His love with our actions. 

We can never earn salvation but we can darn sure show this gift that we have been given to a dying world.

Go out and DO good in His name!

God desires to demonstrate His kindness throughout eternity through Christ Jesus His Son. This has nothing to do with our own merit. It is only because He is merciful and kind that He reaches out to save us. God alone saves. Salvation never originates in the efforts of people; it always arises out of the lovingkindness of God. 

Even our belief in God does not originate in ourselves. This too is a gift. The NKJ Study Bible

Ephesians 2:4–10 (NKJV)

⁴ But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, ⁵ even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), ⁶ and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, ⁷ that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. ⁸ For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, ⁹ not of works, lest anyone should boast. ¹⁰ For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.

⁸ The Lord is merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abounding in mercy. ⁹He will not always strive with us, Nor will He keep His anger forever. ¹⁰He has not dealt with us according to our sins, Nor punished us according to our iniquities. ¹¹ For as the heavens are high above the earth, So great is His mercy toward those who fear Him; 

Psalm 103:8–11

¹² For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord over all is rich to all who call upon Him. 

Romans 10:12

¹⁶ For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. 

John 3:16

⁹ In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him. 

1 John 4:9

¹⁰ In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. 

1 John 4:10

⁹ who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began, 

2 Timothy 1:9

⁵ But to him who does not work but believes on Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness, 

Romans 4:5

⁶ And if by grace, then it is no longer of works; otherwise grace is no longer grace. But if it is of works, it is no longer grace; otherwise work is no longer work. 

Romans 11:6