How is a sinner saved? The apostle Paul very plainly tells us how! In Ephesians 2:8 he said, “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:”Salvation is a work of God’s grace. It was God’s grace that chose the sinner before the foundation of the world. It was God’s grace that sent Christ in due time to die on the cross as a substitute for all of His chosen people. And it is God’s grace that sends His Holy Spirit to each one of those particular people with the gift of faith. Faith believes totally on Christ. Faith believes His Word. Faith causes sinners to believe that The Father did all of the choosing in salvation, and The Son did all of the redeeming work in salvation. Faith causes sinners to cry: “It is not of ourselves... it is of Christ alone!” A truly saved sinner will know that he cannot take any credit for any part of his salvation, not even for the faith that believes. Even that is “the gift of God”.