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, that no one would boast.”
The Apostle Paul wrote this letter to a diverse community of believers in Ephesus, a major city in Asia Minor, likely in the mid-first century CE. He is reminding them that their new life in God is not something they earned, but a generous gift.
What does understanding our own blessings as unearned gifts compel us to consider about how we treat those who are struggling?