not by works, so that no one can boast.
He has saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works, but by His own purpose and by the grace He gr
And if it is by grace, then it is no longer by works. Otherwise, grace would no longer be grace.
For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in m
So then, it does not depend on man’s desire or effort, but on God’s mercy.
so that no one may boast in His presence.
Therefore no one will be justified in His sight by works of the law. For the law merely brings awareness of sin.
If Abraham was indeed justified by works, he had something to boast about, but not before God.
Yet before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad, in order that God’s plan of election might stand,
Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded. On what principle? On that of works? No, but on that of faith.