We who were dead in trespasses and sin are made alive in Christ. Our great God has loved us with an ever-lasting love. In mercy He saved us, by His grace, through Christ. When Christ died we died with him. Our sins, though many, were nailed to the cross with Him. God's love for us is so great that while we were dead, He made us alive in Christ.
By God's grace we are saved through faith in Christ so that there is nothing we could have done that could save us. No good works could save us. There's nothing to boast about since all our good works are like dirty rags - filthy before God. We are saved to do good works, but we are not saved by good works. Now we can be of one spirit, having built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets of Jesus Christ himself, who is the chief corner stone. We can grow up in him a holy temple, a dwelling place of God in the spirit.
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