Titus 3:3-7

3Indeed, we, too, were once stupid, disobedient, and misled. We were slaves to many kinds of lusts and pleasures. We were mean and jealous. We were hated, and we hated each other.

4However, when God our Savior made his kindness and love for humanity appear,

5he saved us, but not because of anything we had done to gain his approval. Instead, because of his mercy he saved us through the washing in which the Holy Spirit gives us new birth and renewal.

6God poured a generous amount of the Spirit on us through Jesus Christ our Savior.

7As a result, God in his kindness  has given us his approval and we have become heirs who have the confidence that we have everlasting life.