On a tombstone in the old graveyard behind the Meeting House at Knockbracken, nestling among the evergreens, rising from the grass, on a well-mown grassy mound, is a plain and modest headstone: etched upon its granite face is the name of both my parents—at the foot of this is a memorable biblical epitaph which sums up both their professions of faith in Christ. It simply states this: “Saved by Grace”—Ephesians Chapter 2 Verse 5. This was their belief, hope and confidence – nothing good in themselves deserved their rescue from Hell by God.

…It is my intention, in the morning, to speak on the subject of our experience of God’s grace – in this little blog, I simply want to draw you attention to the morsel-sized, nugget-filled, goldmine of a single Greek verb which we generally translate: “You have been saved!” Please note the following points:

We do not save ourselves or contribute any merit or credit to salvation in any way or sense whatsoever – quite the opposite.

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Andrew Kerr | “Saved By Grace” | Gentle Reformation | July 10, 2021

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• R. Scott Clark

  

  R.Scott Clark is the President of the Heidelberg Reformation Association, the author and editor of, and contributor to several books and the author of many articles. He has taught church history and historical theology since 1997 at Westminster Seminary California. He has also taught at Wheaton College, Reformed Theological Seminary, and Concordia University. He has hosted the Heidelblog since 2007.

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