Eph 2:8-10 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Eph 2:8-9: 2:8-9 This is a concise summary of how a person is saved . It is a cardinal tenet of the Good News that people are made righteous through trust in Christ rather than through their own merit (see Rom 1:16-17 ; 3:24-25 ; Gal 2:16 ; cp. John 3:16 , 36 ). Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done (see Rom 3:21–4:8 ; 9:16 ; Gal 3:2-10 ; 5:1-6 ; cp. 2 Tim 1:9 ; Titus 3:5 ). Salvation is for those who trust Christ alone to save them. As a result, none of us can boast about it (cp. Rom 3:27 ; 4:2 ; 1 Cor 1:30-31 ; Gal 6:14 ).

Summary for Eph 2:8-9: 2:8-9 ^a This is a concise summary of how a person is saved. It is a cardinal tenet of the Good News that people are made righteous through trust in Christ rather than through their own merit (see Rom 1:16-17 ^b; 3:24-25 ^c; Gal 2:16 ^d; cp. John 3:16 ^e, 36 ^f). Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done (see Rom 3:21–4:8 ^g; 9:16 ^h; Gal 3:2-10 ⁱ; 5:1-6 ^j; cp. 2 Tim 1:9 ^k; Titus 3:5 ^l). Salvation is for those who trust Christ alone to save them. As a result, none of us can boast about it (cp. Rom 3:27 ^m; 4:2 ⁿ; 1 Cor 1:30-31 ^o; Gal 6:14 ^p).
2:10 ^q He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us: Good works are the result, not the cause, of salvation. God’s Spirit, working through a transformed heart, produces a good life (Gal 5:22-23 ^r).