Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.
And if
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And if
Romans 3:27
what reason then is there for boasting? it is excluded. what, by the ceremonial law? no: but by the law of faith.
Romans 4:4
the reward is not counted as a favour to him that has done good actions, but as a debt:
Romans 5:20
the law was introduc'd, that the greatness of the fall might fully appear; but the more sin display'd its enormity, the divine favour was so much the more transcendent.
1 Corinthians 15:10
it is by the divine favour that I am what I am: and his favour to me was not in vain; no, I laboured more than they all: yet it was not I, it was the divine favour which assisted me.
Galatians 2:21
I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if justification be by the law, Christ died to no purpose.
Galatians 5:4
Christ is of no use to you, whoever of you seek to be justified by the law; you have lost all interest in the gospel-dispensation.
Ephesians 2:4
then it was that God, who is rich in mercy, thro' his great love, wherewith he loved us,
2 Timothy 1:9
who has saved us, and by the gospel hath called us to holiness, not in consideration of our works, but in pursuance of his own resolution, and the favour, which having been promised us by Jesus Christ several ages ago,
Titus 3:5
he saved us not in consideration of any virtuous actions which we had done, but out of his meer mercy, by the baptism of regeneration, he form'd us anew, by the plentiful effusion of the holy spirit,
General references
Acts 28:24
some believed what he had said, but others did not believe:
Romans 4:4
the reward is not counted as a favour to him that has done good actions, but as a debt:
Ephesians 2:9
it is the gift of God) but not by works, so that no man can boast: