"But because of His great love for
us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when
we were dead in transgressions--it is by grace you have been
saved. And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with
Him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, in order that in the
coming ages He might show the incomparable riches of His grace,
expressed in His kindness to us in Christ Jesus" (Ephesians
2:4-7).