Ephesians 2:4-7

But God, being rich in mercy, because of his great love with which he loved us,  even though we were dead in transgressions, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you are saved!—  and he raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus,  to demonstrate in the coming ages the surpassing wealth of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.

Salvation is a gift from God – it is by grace that you are saved. There is nothing we can do, no great feat of selflessness or charity, which qualifies us worthy to be in the presence of God. We are qualified only because of the riches of His mercy: that Jesus laid down His life for all of us. By grace through faith in Christ Jesus alone we are raised from death to life and display the glorious wealth of His grace. All of this is possible because of love, “because of His great love with which He loved us”. (NKJV)