Is our calling according to our works or according to God's purpose and grace?

Scripture teaches in II Timothy 1 that God saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the foundations of the world.

Les explains from II Timothy 1 that the holy calling is not according to our works but according to God's own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the foundations of the world, before the world began—His eternal purpose. Les also illustrates with Israel: God made a valid offer to the nation to enter the promised land, and they could have, but He knew they would not. Their 40-year wilderness was still in the divine plan, yet the offer was genuine. Our calling rests on His eternal purpose, not works.

2 Timothy 1:9

Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,

Is our salvation and holy calling based on our works or God's purpose?

Salvation and the holy calling rest not on human works but on God’s own purpose and grace. Scripture declares that He saved us and called us according to His purpose, not according to our works, a purpose established in His counsel before the world began and given to us in Christ Jesus.