For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ. He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep,

But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. —Romans 5:8. God didn’t wait till we were “good enough” to

[The Lord said to Israel,] “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. You shall have no other gods before me.” — Deuteronomy