via Monergism Books- Unless, by the grace of God, you are willing to give up all hope in yourself, all trust in your own morality, all pride in your own goodness, all trust in your good works, your praying, church attending and bible reading then you do not yet know Christ, nor have you experienced forgiveness from God. It is only when the Spirit grants a sinner such a sight of the holiness, beauty and majesty of God that he immediately despairs of all hope in himself ... such that he flees out of himself and he trusts, rather, in Christ alone ... he is the one who experiences the pardon of God. For Christ alone is worthy, righteous, and died in the place of all sinners who trust in Him. :) Comments via Monergism books- This is not to say we should stop being moral, or stop doing good, or stop praying etc... Lord forbid ... no it means that we should never, ever trust in them. We do not do good works unto salvation but ...