No man by nature and left to himself has ever sought God… If you and I can claim as Christian people that we are seeking God, there is only one explanation for it, and that is that God has first sought us… Show me a man who has been quickened by God’s Spirit, whom God has sought. Romans 2:1 - 3:20 The Righteous Judgement of God

A man does not become a Christian by making a decision, He is made a Christian by God, who had marked him out before the foundation of the world and who sees to it that he is born and sees to it that he believes. Romans 9:1-33 God’s Sovereign Purpose

A Christian is the result of the operation of God, nothing less, nothing else. No man can make himself a Christian; God alone makes Christians… A Christian is one who has been created anew and there is only One who can create, namely, God. It takes the power of God to make a Christian. Ephesians 1:1-23 God’s Ultimate Purpose

Our justification means not only that our sins are forgiven and that we may have been declared to be righteous by God Himself, not merely that we were righteous at the moment when we believed, but permanently righteous. For justification means this also, that we are given by God the positive righteousness of His own Son, the Lord Jesus Christ. Spiritual Depression – Its Causes and its Cures

…what after all, is the main cause for this spirit of fear? The answer is ‘self’ – self-love, self-concern, self-protection. Had you realized that the essence of this trouble is that these fearful people are really too absorbed in self- how can I do this, what if I fail? ‘I’ – they are constantly turning in upon themselves, looking at themselves and concerned about themselves. Spiritual Depression – Its Causes and its Cures