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It's because of our sins. According to Paul here in this book of Ephesians, we were deserving of death. The penalty of sin was death. It should have cost us everything. But he doesn't leave it there. He hits it with this conjunction. He says, but. I want you to get this. This is such an important word in the bible. All throughout scripture, there are moments when we were so in need of God, but God shows up for his people. It says this. It says, but because of his great love for us, not your efforts, not your trying, not your giving, not your serving, but because of his love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our transgressions.