Ephesians 2:8 salvation is the gift

[brightfame52]

and our only responsibility is to receive the gift by faith (John 1:12; 3:16; Ephesians 2:8–9).

Thats works. Responsibility the state of being accountable, reliable, or answerable for actions, duties, and their consequences,

Thats operating from a principle of law, thats against Grace Principle.

 

[Red Baker]

@Redeemed

When presenting salvation, the New Testament writers carefully chose words that emphasize grace and freedom. As a result, the Bible could not be more clear—salvation is absolutely free, the true gift of God in Christ, and our only responsibility is to receive the gift by faith (John 1:12; 3:16; Ephesians 2:8–9).

A couple of thoughts is needed to keep the truth of the gospel intact, or else, Satan through his minster's (not implying you are one by no means) will quickly corrupt even pure minds if he could.

1.) Salvation from sin and condemnation is freely imparted based upon Christ securing eternal life for God's elect, by his faith and obedience, alone! Man has no part, or responsibility to receive this gift, it is freely imparted by grace through the power of God's Spirit in regeneration.

2.) The articles also said:

It is what Jesus offers to the Samaritan woman at the well (John 4:10)

The free gift of eternal life is not offered, it is freely imparted, a man dead in trespasses and sins has no power to receive an offer and it is even foolishness and childish thinking to even believe one can.

Eternal life is a gift without any work from man, and a work would be any anything perform whereby man has an "active part in," that would be considered a work of the law.

 

[brightfame52]

By Grace ye are saved shows that there was nothing man can or did do to become saved. Thats true in Eph 2:5,8

5 Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved)

8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

Both times " by grace are ye saved" is passive voice, saved is perfect tense passive voice

Either time the subject was acted upon and their salvation was not of themselves

The Faith in Vs 8 isn't of themselves either, else that would eliminate the passive voice action. The Faith Vs 8 is in line with the principle of grace.

 

[Kampioen]

Thats works. Responsibility the state of being accountable, reliable, or answerable for actions, duties, and their consequences,

Thats operating from a principle of law, thats against Grace Principle.

Romans 4:5 But to him that **worketh not, but believeth** on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.

Belief/faith is not works according to Rom 4:5/God.

But whether faith is works or not is not the issue, but the counting of faith as righteousness is where the approval of God is. That is the gift of God not of works, lest any man should boast.

Ephesians 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

Ephesians 2:9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.

Thus the "not of yourselves" refers to the counting of faith as righteousness as the gift resulting in salvation, not an irresistable grace or faith.