[Vegasrugrat]

You are exactly in accordance with the teaching of the Bible.

Ephesians 2:8 8For it is by grace you have been saved,through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9not by works, so that no one can boast.

We do not choose to believe, the Holy Spirit brings us to faith. Our salvation is solely completed through Christ.

[aruanan]

You are exactly in accordance with the teaching of the Bible.

Ephesians 2:8 8For it is by grace you have been saved,through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9not by works, so that no one can boast.

We do not choose to believe, the Holy Spirit brings us to faith. Our salvation is solely completed through Christ.

Tell me what noun the pronoun "this" is referring to. Also tell me why whoever chose the punctuation did it in such a way as to destroy the parallelism in the Greek text.