Basic Grammar rules is what I am talking about Jeff. "That" and "it" need an antecedent - the antecedent needs to be a noun. The noun that fits the bill is "faith", not "salvation" since "salvation" does not appear in the sentence of Eph. 2:8 "For by grace you have been saved through *_faith_* - and _*that*_ not of yourselves, _*it*_ is the gift of God" Peace, steve Jeff Hallmark wrote: > Morning, I guess it might be close to noon for you. > > On 4/14/07, *Steven G. Rockhill* < revrock@... > <mailto:revrock@...>> wrote: > > Jeff, > The noun, "salvation" does not appear in Eph. 2 so how can that > be the > "gift"? > > Peace, > Steve > > > > Bro. Steve, the whole chapter is about salvation, from what they were > before salvation to what they are in savlation. > > See. Eph 2:1-4 then 18- 22 and all the good stuff in the middle. > > > > > > > -- > Bro. Jeff Hallmark > www.sprucelandbaptist.com <http://www.sprucelandbaptist.com> > http://baptist-potluck.blogspot.com/ -- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Pastor Steven G. Rockhill Lisbon Reformed Presbyterian Church PO Box 88 Lisbon, NY 13658 315-393-9041 revrock@... http://lisbonrpc.port5.com +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++