Yes — being created in Christ Jesus is for the purpose of walking in the good works God prepared for believers.
Ephesians 2:10 says believers are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works. Les Feldick teaches that these works are not the basis of salvation but its result, because salvation is God's gift through faith.
Ephesians 2:10 — This is the key verse that explicitly states the purpose of being created in Christ Jesus.
Ephesians 2:8-9 — These two verses make clear that the created purpose is not about works that save, but about the good works that follow God's gift.
Scripture explicitly states in Ephesians 2:8-9 that salvation is by grace through faith, that it is the gift of God, and that it is not of works, lest anyone should boast. Then verse 10 immediately gives the purpose: “For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.” In other words, God's new creation in Christ is ordered toward a walk of good works. Second Timothy 1:9 reinforces that God saved and called us according to His own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began. The Bible connects the believer's creation in Christ with a God-ordained purpose that reaches back before time.
Les Feldick teaches that when God saves a believer, it is as great a creative act as the original creation of the universe. The believer is God's workmanship — a new person, not the old wreck. The purpose of this new creation is good works. Les is emphatic that those good works are never for salvation. Salvation is entirely by grace through faith as God's gift; no one can work to earn it. But once saved, God expects His people to perform good works as the natural result of salvation, to bring honor and glory to His name, and to work for eternal reward. This purpose was no afterthought. According to Les, God called and saved believers according to His own purpose, which the triune God planned in eternity past, before anything was created. Every believer was saved for a purpose and a reason.
No. Paul makes clear in Ephesians 2:8-9 that salvation is by grace through faith and is not of works, lest anyone boast. Les Feldick emphasizes that you work absolutely not at all for salvation; good works are never the cause. They are the result of salvation — what believers are created in Christ to do.
Les explains from 2 Timothy 1:9 that God saved and called us according to His own purpose. In eternity past, before anything was created, the triune God planned creation, the fall, and the plan of salvation. So the good works God prepared for believers were already in His mind; believers are saved for a distinct purpose and a reason.
Les says the Greek word behind “workmanship” is poema, from which we get poem. Just as a poem or a symphony is carefully composed, God has formed the believer. He does not leave a saved person like a wreck; He gives a whole new personality. This masterpiece is created in Christ Jesus for good works — believers are to live differently from the lost.
Les states that after entering into salvation, God expects believers to work for reward. The purpose of that work is to enhance His work, to enhance the Kingdom, and to bring honor and glory to His name. It is never to earn salvation; it is the response of those who have already been created in Christ Jesus.
Why Grace Always Wins Over Sin — Romans 5:15-20 Explained
just sent back a few verses, and I got her answer today. What a comfort to know that our loved ones, if they were believers, are in His presence. They're already seated in the heavenlies. And so it's not that big a jump from here to there, and that's why we don't have to fear death, because they can kill the body, but they can't kill that which is already a citizen of heaven. All right, read on.
Why God Expects Good Works After Salvation
Les says God's saving work is a new creation; believers are created into Christ Jesus unto good works — works that result from salvation, never for it.
Believers Are New Creations, Not Wrecks
God makes a believer a new person, His workmanship; because of this recreation, the believer is created for the good purposes that follow.
Working for Reward After Salvation
Les says after entering salvation, God expects believers to work for reward, enhancing His work and Kingdom and bringing honor to His name.
Workmanship Created in Christ Jesus for a Different Life
Using the Greek poema, Les explains the believer is God's masterpiece, formed and created in Christ Jesus to live differently from the lost.
God's Eternal Purpose Before Creation
Les explains the triune God planned salvation and purpose before anything was created, grounding the created-in-Christ purpose in God's eternal plan.
Saved for a Divine Purpose
Les says every believer was saved for a purpose and a reason; God called them according to His own purpose, not their works.
A Gift You Cannot Work For, But Can Work After
Salvation is a gift — no one works to earn it. After salvation, believers can work, and Les immediately points to Paul's 'we are his workmanship.'
Ephesians 2:8: For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
This verse establishes the means of salvation, which is grace through faith, not human effort.
Ephesians 2:9: Not of works, lest any man should boast.
This immediately rules out works as the reason anyone is saved.
Ephesians 2:10: For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
This is the central verse declaring the purpose of being created in Christ Jesus.
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,
This connects God's saving call to His eternal purpose, given in Christ before the world began.
No. Ephesians 2:8-9 says salvation is by grace through faith and is not of works, lest anyone boast. Les Feldick teaches that good works are never the means of salvation; they are the result of being created in Christ Jesus.
It means God has made the believer a new creation in Christ, and the purpose of that new creation is to walk in the good works God has prepared. Those works flow from salvation, not toward it.
According to Ephesians 2:10, God ordained them beforehand. Les Feldick explains from 2 Timothy 1:9 that God's purpose and grace were given in Christ before the world began, and that God had believers in mind before He ever created Adam.
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