"For there is no distinction; since all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, they are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus, whom God put forward as an expiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God's righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins;it was to prove at the present time that he himself is righteous and that he justifies him who has faith in Jesus."

-Romans 3: 22-26