Ephesians 2:8-10
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. |
I believe this passage is talking about God’s work and man’s work. That we are all God’s creations, His Workmanship.
But men still to do works. And we must choose whether to do good works or bad works. And even with the good, we are to find out which we are to do.
This must be the greatest dilemma of artists, who also create ‘out of nothing’. What good works are they to do that they walk in them as ordained by God?
Still, these are the questions that all Christians face. And its simple answer is for all of us to hear: "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God."
We should submit to God even those works that we consider to be our own, since they all ultimately come from Him.