our accomplishments nor the result of any of our efforts. And the reason that God structured salvation in this particular manner is to remove absolutely any possibility of human pride claiming salvation as its own doing. Human pride and self-reliance must be broken for salvation to break in. After the initial acknowledgement of our own incapacity and desperate need (repentance) and our acceptance of the gift of mercy, pardon, and new life (faith), then, indeed, it is important to live in accordance