Ephesians 2:8-9 — Not Your Own Doing
“For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.”Ephesians 2:8-9 ESV Read more
Greetings in Christ Jesus and welcome to God’s Word for you! My name is Don Cooley and I am a deacon at my church. I’ve been heavily involved in my congregation for over 10 years, I spent about 7 years as an elder and the last several as a deacon. My primary ministry in organizing small groups. I’ve been happily married for 24 years to my beautiful wife Kelly, I have three children, 1 from a previous relationship and 2 with Kelly.
For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
Ephesians 2:10
“For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.”Ephesians 2:8-9 ESV Read more
“Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.”Proverbs 13:20 ESV Solomon doesn’t ease into this one. Two paths. Two outcomes. The contrast is clean and the warning is Read more
“All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.”Isaiah 53:6 ESV There is no flattery in Read more