By Grace

"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)


Not by MY striving, MY effort, MY diligence, MY prayers, MY sacrafices
Not of MYSELF ... Not by MY works ...


"For it is by free GRACE (God's unmerited favor) that you are saved
(delivered from judgment and made partakers of Christ's salvation)
through [your] faith. And this [salvation] is not of yourselves
[of your own doing, it came not through your own striving],
but it is the gift of God; not because of works [not the fulfillment
of the Law's demands], lest any man should boast.
[It is not the result of what anyone can possibly do,
so no one can pride himself in it or take glory to himself.]
- Ephesians 2:8 & 9 (AMP)