For although they knew God, they did not glorify him as God or give him thanks, but they became futile in their thoughts and their senseless hearts were darkened.

Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools

Against hope Abraham believed in hope with the result that he became the father of many nations according to the pronouncement, "so will your descendants be."

and having been freed from sin, you became enslaved to righteousness.

And I was once alive apart from the law, but with the coming of the commandment sin became alive

And Isaiah is even bold enough to say, "I was found by those who did not seek me; I became well known to those who did not ask for me."

And do this because we know the time, that it is already the hour for us to awake from sleep, for our salvation is now nearer than when we became believers.