marital focus from “I can make my marriage work on my own” to “We need Christ’s resurrection power in our marriage so our marriage can glorify God.” Paul next moves to our absolute need for God and his grace. We are totally depraved—dead in our trespasses and sins, self-centered to the core, and objects of just judgment. In ourselves, we are helpless and hopeless. Sin is not just a sickness; it is a terminal disease that has already taken our spiritual life. These