What is the Gift of God? For the believer, few passages of Scripture are as cherished or as foundational as Ephesians 2:8-9: "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast." These words are often the first a new convert memorizes, yet for centuries, they have also been a profound mystery. While all agree that salvation is a work of grace, a significant debate persists over the pronoun "it" in