God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are, so that no one may boast before him.
Indeed, there is not a righteous man on earth who continually does good and who never sins. -Ecclesiastes 7:20 (NASB) For everyone has sinned; we all fall short…
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. -2 Corinthians 5:17 (ESV) The LORD’s lovingkindnesses…