For you know that it is not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you by your ancestors, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect. He was chosen before the creation of the world, but was revealed in these last times for your sake. Through Him you believe in God, who has raised him from the dead and glorified Him, and so your faith and hope are in God (1 Peter 1:18-21).