2 TImothy 1:1-14 Questions 4-6
4. Why is it crucial that God "saved" and "called" us not because of anything we have done? (1:9). 1:9 tells us 3 more things about our salvation and calling: It leads to "holly calling". The "call" of God to salvation is at the same time a call to holiness, not a call to complacency. The truly called will strive for true holiness. It is "because of his own purpose and grace".Titus 3:5 says, "he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy", and Eph 2:8-9 says, "F or by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast.". We do not merit salvation. It is all of grace. Even the faith needed to save is a gift, not earned. Because "no one may boast", no one will get glory except the gracious One who saves. It is "given us in Christ Jesus before the ages began...