We all know that we aren’t as good as we should be. Our consciences tell us when we fail. And so, we try to figure out a way to please whatever higher being we think we need to please. We do good deeds, pursue philanthropic endeavors and whatever else we think will do the job – all to no avail. Pastor Mark tells us of the Apostle Paul’s attempt to do the same thing and how he found the true way to become right with God. It was by realizing that there was nothing he could do on his own; by acknowledging and receiving what Christ had done, he, Paul, was made right before God.