Because Of God

you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God. In Christ we are put right with God, and have been made holy, and have been set free from sin.

                                                                               -1 Corinthians 1:30

2 Timothy 1:8-9 states...

But suffer with me for the Good News. God, who gives us the strength to do that, saved us and made us his holy people. That is not because of anything we did ourselves but because of God's purpose and grace. That grace was given to us through Christ Jesus before time began.