Deuteronomy 9:4-7
Do not say in your heart, after the Lord your God has thrust them out before you, ‘It is because of my righteousness that the Lord has brought me in to possess this land,’ whereas it is because of the wickedness of these nations that the Lord is driving them out before you. 5 Not because of your righteousness or the uprightness of your heart are you going in to possess their land, but because of the wickedness of these nations the Lord your God is driving them out from before you, and that he may confirm the word that the Lord swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.
6 “Know, therefore, that the Lord your God is not giving you this good land to possess because of your righteousness, for you are a stubborn people. 7 Remember and do not forget how you provoked the Lord your God to wrath in the wilderness.
God doesn't give out A's to those who managed to avoid getting any of the answers wrong. He doesn't provide sight to those who are so good at seeing. He doesn't give new hearts to old ones which were working just fine.
It is NOT because of our righteousness that He saved us, but because of His goodness.
If it was earned as a result of our righteousness, we wouldn't need Him to provide us with anything... we would have earned it and could demand it as our wages.
Titus 3:3-5
For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another. 4 But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, 5 he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to His own mercy
If our old hearts could believe and be saved, why would we need new ones? If our old eyes could see well enough, why would we need new vision? If our old lives were exemplary, why would they need saving?
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