Excerpt from Mark Driscol
01-18-2004
You say “how did Paul get over his sin?” It was God's grace that forgave him. “Well how did Paul become a Christian?” It the faith that God gave him to believe . Did you know that? Did you know that God gives you the faith to believe? That God gives you the grace to be saved? And God gives you the mercy to be his child and his friend. It all comes from God. There is nothing in salvation that comes from you and me. Some people say “Just believe”. You can't unless God gives you the faith. Well then just.... You can't do anything. When it says in Ephesians that we are dead in our trespasses and sins, it's literally like there is a corpse there, that s us spiritually. And then it's like God gives us mouth to mouth. He breaths His life into us and we come to life. A person doesn't stand up and say “I did it!, I got up” Well, you did get up. Because someone gave you life. God did. You and I are spiritually dead....