We teach that salvation is wholly of God by grace on the basis of the redemption of Jesus Christ, the merit of His perfect and righteous existence, the merit of His sinless life on this earth, the merit of the shedding of His innocent blood, the merit of the power of His resurrection, and not at all on the basis of human merit or works (John 1:12; Ephesians 1:7;2:8-10,· 1 Peter 1:18-19).