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"Here is wisdom: Let him that has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man--his number is 666." (Rev 13:18)

"For by grace you are saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God."

In this 15 minute study, we look at this phrase, AND THAT not of yourselves. The Bible teaches that even the faith is not our own, but a gift of God.

"For by grace you have been saved, through faith, and THAT, not of yourselves."

Part 1 of 2 looking into this text. What does "that" describe: Grace, or Faith?

Enjoy!

God's great love for us, and our authority.

Ephesians 2:4-6 "But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, 5 even when we were dead in transgressions, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), 6 and raised us up together, and seated us together in the heavenlies in Christ Jesus..."

"And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins."

Ephesians 2:1-4 "And you He made alive, who were dead in transgressions and sins, 2 in which you formerly walked according to the age of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience, 3 among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the senses, and were by nature children of wrath, as also the rest. 4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us..."

"And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins."

The power of the Blood of Christ.

Today we look at how Paul the Apostle prayed for other believers.

"In whom we have obtained an inheritance."