>>I can only resort to confidence in the faith instilled in me by the grace of God, as revealed in Ephesians 2:8-9 (and other like passages).<<
Thus my comment about the covenant with Abraham. If you read that account you will remember that God put Abraham in a deep sleep and God handled both sides of the covenant. God does the same with us. We have been chosen and God draws us to Him lest we should boast.
Thus my comment about the covenant with Abraham. If you read that account you will remember that God put Abraham in a deep sleep and God handled both sides of the covenant. God does the same with us.
Since Christians partake in the covenant with Abraham, and are explicitly his heirs.
We are saved by works. Just not our own.