Spirit so that they may rightly understand and discern the things of the Spirit of God,  but, by the effective Dig Deeper   The new heart He gives isn't perfect yet. It’s not fake or half-hearted—it’s sincere, even if imperfect.

But also recognize, that even like the always imperfect love of the godliest husband, your imperfect AAA Prayer (About) A CKNOWLEDGE WHO GOD IS : Our Father, who dearly loves the bride of His perfect Son

And there is no God apart from me, a righteous God and a Savior; there is none but It's comforting to know that our righteous God and Savior knew our names and included us in His covenant

Also, by His Word and Spirit he certainly and effectively renews them to repentance so that they have He took your filthy sin and replaced it with His pure righteousness and holiness.  

God of peace: John Stott notes here that God is both the author of harmony and that He's the only perfectly In other words, God isn't just peaceful, He's the creator, designer, and perfect example of the very

and by holy exercises of godliness [piety / Spiritual Disciplines],  and to strain toward the goal of perfection actually a gift, for if we did we'd restrict our definition of the depths to only those situations that perfectly

- God's Unconditional Election Point 2 - Limited Atonement Point 3 - Total Depravity Article 1: The Effect in mind with a true and sound knowledge of the Creator and things spiritual,  in will and heart with righteousness Dig Deeper   In theology, we call this broken reality that surrounds us the noetic effect of sin. Simply put, the noetic effect of sin  inhibits people's ability to think straight.

the other saving gifts, and at last eternal life itself, flow forth from election as its fruits and effects helps us make sense of this: God does not say, Because he is without sin, because he has perfectly kept But God produces those qualities which are even found in the weak, the imperfect, and those still exposed In other words, God protects and delivers not because of our perfection or worthiness, but because of the qualities He produces even in weak and imperfect people - people just like us.

In your righteousness preserve my life. Spirit so that they may rightly understand and discern the things of the Spirit of God,  but, by the effective

6   All of us have become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we Certainly our Father does deliver us from evil and from a host of pestilences, persecutions and problems And it's not just our weak lapses that convict us, even our righteous acts are like filthy rags!