VERSE:
2 Timothy 1:8-10 (New International Version)
8 So do not be ashamed to testify about our Lord, or ashamed of me his prisoner. But join with me in suffering for the gospel, by the power of God, 9 who has saved us and called us to a holy life—not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time, 10 but it has now been revealed through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who has destroyed death and has brought life and immortality to light through the gospel.
LESSON:
Is there anything that we can do to earn God's grace? This verse tells us that it is not because of anything that we have done, but rather what God has done for us through Jesus Christ that we receive the gift of God's grace. It is through Jesus' life, death and resurrection that we are granted the gift of God's grace.
