Ephesians 2:8-9
“for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.”
Paul wrote this letter to the believers in Ephesus, a significant city in Asia Minor, likely in the mid-1st century CE. He's explaining how their new identity and relationship with God came about, emphasizing that it's entirely God's initiative and generosity.
What might it mean to build a sense of personal worth on something freely given, rather than something earned?