I'd like to thank God, ...

one. I was born in the 20th century. that means almost 2000 years since Jesus' death - so there's no way of me getting confused and thinking I had anything to do with getting me 'saved'. like the bible says, 'it is by grace you have been saved, through faith - and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God - not by works, so that no one can boast'

2. God saved me when I was 7 or 8 years old (haven't checked the date exactly) - so there was nothing in me then that I could offer God. there's no chance He was looking towards my future, either - as an 8 year-old I didn't swear, I didn't fight, I wasn't a porn addict, I wasn't a bully... it's not like He saved me under the misconception that I'd 'be somebody'. 'God demonstrates His own love for us in this: while we were still sinners, Christ died for us'

the protestant reformers said 'soli Deo gloria' - glory to God alone. I don't know much latin, but I agree

SDG