Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead (1 Peter 1:3, ESV).
What a glorious truth! Our salvation is not something we earned, deserved, or initiated. It is entirely the work of God, rooted in His great mercy. As Peter declares, God caused us to be born again. This new birth is not a fleeting moment or a fragile state—it is a transformation that ushers us into a living hope, made possible through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. The same power that raised Jesus from the grave now works in us, securing our salvation for eternity. Since God is the author of our salvation, we can trust that He will preserve it forever.