This text shows that we do not earn salvation by our own efforts; it is the gift of God, a result of His mercy available to all who believe. The instrumentality of such salvation to eternal hope is the resurrection. The currency for securing this everlasting gift is faith in Christ alone. May YHWH sustain us by His redeeming mercy to the end in the name of Yeshuah Hamashiac! Amen! –  Bishop Seth E.Y. Bempong