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“For by grace you haven been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast.” (Eph. 2:8-9) Grace = unmerited favor, undeserved gift, getting something good you do not deserve. Saved = rescued from something bad. In this case from the death penalty, relational divorce from God, spiritual separation.  Faith = trust, reliance, dependence, adherence, confidence.

  “What I am saying is that as long as an heir is underage, he is no different from a slave, although he owns the whole estate.  The heir is subject to guardians and trustees until the time set by his father.  So also, when we were underage, we were in slavery under the elemental spiritual forces of the world.  But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those under the law, that we might receive adoption to sonship. Because you are…