2:7
The reason for this is that “in the coming ages He might show the immeasurable riches of His grace in kindness towards us in Christ Jesus”. So in the age to come we will receive the riches of His grace, and these riches are without measure. The fullness of this gift will be received in the age to come. And all these riches are received in Christ. Moreover, these are an act of kindness.
2:8
We are saved by grace through faith. There are debates about whether “and this is not your own doing” refers to the faith. It is God who enables us to have faith. But when God works in our life He works to make us people “with agency”. I.e. without God we have nothing, but the faith we express as a result of His grace is real faith. We are not automatons.
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