 Faith abandons all self-merit, faith abandons all self-righteousness, and faith draws us to the Lord Jesus Christ for His merit and by His merit alone. Faith flees with all the soul's poverty to Christ's riches. It moves with the soul's guilt to Christ as reconciler. Faith laids hold of Christ, faith clings to His word, faith trusts in His promises, faith follows Him as Lord. It's impossible for man, isn't it, in His natural state? Think about that response with me for a second, repentance and faith. We're called by God to respond to the gospel in repentance and faith, and look at all that that entails.