“For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God, not by works, so that no one can boast.” – Ephesians 2:8–9 (BSB)
“He saved us, not by righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit. This is the Spirit He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that, having been justified by His grace, we would become heirs with the hope of eternal life.” – Titus 3:5–7 (BSB)
“If you confess with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with your heart you believe and are justified, and with your mouth you confess and are saved.” – Romans 10:9–10 (BSB)
“Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.” – John 5:24 (BSB)
The first step in receiving this gift is repentance—turning from sin and self to God in humility and faith. Fr. Isaac Rehberg (ACNA, All Saints San Antonio, TX) explains, “God does not require perfection, but surrender. Repentance is not earning God’s favor; it is opening your hands to receive what He freely gives.” (Turning and Trusting, 2021)
Faith means personal trust in Jesus—believing that He died for your sins, rose again, and now reigns as Lord. It is not merely intellectual assent, but a wholehearted reliance on Christ alone. Fr. Caleb Evans (Anglican Orthodox Church, St. Stephen’s Mission, GA) teaches, “Faith says, ‘I cannot save myself—but Christ has done it all.’ In that moment, eternal life begins.” (Salvation by Grace Alone, 2020)
This new life is sealed in baptism and sustained through the ongoing life of the Church. Fr. Thomas Buchan (Anglican Union, St. Mark’s Anglican Church, VA) writes, “In baptism, we are marked as Christ’s own forever. In Word and Sacrament, our union with Him is nourished. Eternal life is not only a beginning—it is a journey of communion.” (Baptized into Life, 2021)
Canon George Grant (ACNA, Parish Presbyterian Church, TN) adds, “Eternal life begins with a moment of faith but continues as a life of obedience, worship, and growing love for God. The gate is narrow, but the path leads to glory.” (Recovering Anglican Piety, 2019)
“No man earns eternal life—it is given to the humble, the repentant, the believing. Grace flows where pride dies.” – Basil the Great, Homily on Faith and Grace, c. 370 AD
“He who believes in the Son has crossed from death to life. Let us not delay to confess Him, lest the hour pass and the door be shut.” – Cyprian of Carthage, On the Lapsed, c. 252 AD
“Faith opens the soul to receive Christ, and with Him, all things. It is by grace we live, and by grace we shall live forever.” – John Chrysostom, Homily on Romans 10, c. 390 AD
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