Of the Christians in the first century, Paul wrote: “It is as a free gift that they are being declared righteous by [God’s] undeserved kindness through the release by the ransom paid by Christ Jesus. ”
त्यानंतरही त्या व्यक्‍तीने सातत्याने नीतिमत्ता व इतर आध्यात्मिक गुण संपादन करण्याचा प्रयत्न केला पाहिजे.