Romans 3:20-21
3:20 For
no one is declared righteous before him by the works of the law,
for through the law comes
the knowledge of sin.
3:21 But now
apart from the law the righteousness of God (which is attested by the law and the prophets)
has been disclosed –
Romans 3:27
3:27 Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded! By what principle? Of works? No, but by the principle of faith!
Ephesians 2:8-10
2:8 For by grace you are saved
through faith,
and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God;
2:9 it is not from
works, so that no one can boast.
2:10 For we are his workmanship, having been created in Christ Jesus for good works that God prepared beforehand so we may do them.
Ephesians 2:2
2:2 in which
you formerly lived
according to this world’s present path,
according to the ruler of the kingdom
of the air, the ruler of
the spirit
that is now energizing
the sons of disobedience,
Ephesians 1:9
1:9 He did this when he revealed
to us the secret
of his will, according to his good pleasure that he set forth
in Christ,