SOLA GRATIA

Ephesians 2:4-9

I. SALVATION IS _______________________ BY GOD
(Eph. 2:4-7).
A. The Clear Teaching of Scripture
The Fact of Regeneration
1. Regeneration is the decisive act of God whereby
he sovereignly grants new spiritual life to dead
people.
 The _________ work of God.
 The _______________ work of the Holy Spirit.
 The _________________ work of God.
 Never based on _______________.
 Regeneration ________________ faith.
 Regeneration gives us new _______________
and inclinations.

2. Regeneration is linked to the _____________ of
God’s mercy and love.

The Fallout of Grace
1. God _____________ us up with him.

2. God ______________ us with him in the heavenly
places with Christ.

II. SALVATION IS BY THE GRACE OF GOD (Eph. 2:8-9).
A. The Basis of Salvation Has Always Been by Grace
1. “God’s grace means God’s goodness toward
those who deserve only __________________.”
- Wayne Grudem

2. There is no _________________ on God’s grace.

3. The basis of salvation is by grace alone.

Truth Point – Salvation is _____________________ by
God, by the ______________ of God alone.