For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. (KJV)
Character of Justifying Faith: B, The Gift Of God
Salvation is on the basis of unmerited favor (grace) and through the instrument of justifying Faith.
This Faith is the gift of God.
Salvation does not come through works lest man should boast.
Good works are the result of God’s workmanship.
Good works are the pre-ordained result of the joint working of God and His new creation in Christ Jesus.
A work cannot truly be called “good” without the intimate joining of the wills of God and His new creature.
That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life; - First John 1:1 KJV
Hear, and thy soul shall live. - Isaiah 55:3 KJV
