Grace to the Non-Achievers - Liberation (Ephesians 2:8-9)

"Not by works"—what good news for those the system has labeled unproductive! The unemployed, the disabled, the elderly, the sick cannot earn their worth through labor. Grace declares worth before achievement. The poor hear Ephesians 2:8-9 and understand: they matter to God not because they produce but because they're loved. This undercuts every economy based on what you can offer. Liberation theology sees grace as God's preferential option: those who have nothing to bring receive everything as gift.