How To Walk In Christ

Sin cannot be gotten rid of by sinfulness.
Unrighteousness cannot sprout forth righteousness.
An unjust condition cannot bring about justification.
From an unsanctified condition, sanctification can never grow.
From unholiness, holiness cannot possibly be brought into reality.
And an incapacitated moral nature can never bring about a proper moral condition.
Trying within our own strength, ability, and capacities to bring about what God desires for us, is like trying to get flood waters to dry up by throwing buckets of water on them. It could also be compared to trying to put out a fire with a flame thrower, or even like trying to paint a wall white, by using black paint.