31 The Gift of Salvation

Ephesians 2:8-9 is one of the most important passages in the Bible in terms of how a person can have salvation. It is certainly one of the mountain top passages along with John 3:16 and Acts 16:31. There is much confusion in Christendom today as to what the Gospel is. Do I have to be baptized? Do I have to speak in tongues? Do I have to pray to receive the Holy Spirit so that I can then believe? Do I have to do enough good works in order to cancel out my sins? Ephesians 2:8-9 makes very clear that there is one condition upon which a person receives salvation, and that condition is faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. But, is faith a gift that God only gives to certain people, or salvation the gift that we receive by faith? Listen to this message in order to gain a clear understanding of how a person is saved.