Man cannot become good on his own. He is insufficient to do so

Job 14:4 

Who can bring a clean [thing] out of an unclean? not one. 

Jeremiah 13:23

Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? [then] may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil. 

Matthew 7:18

A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither [can] a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. 

John 6:44

No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day. 

2 Corinthians 3:5

Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency [is] of God; 

 

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