Note 16 at Eph. 2:7: God's MOTIVE in saving us and raising us up together with Christ was "His great love" (v. 4). His PURPOSE in salvation was to show us the exceeding riches of His grace and how very, very great His kindness is toward us (v. 7). This kindness will be expressed and shown to us through all eternity because of Jesus Christ. As the Living Bible translates this verse, "And now God can always point to us as examples of how very, very rich his kindness is, as shown in all he has done for us through Jesus Christ."