In Romans 5:8 Paul tells us that Jesus died while we were still sinners. So often we find the need to sort of clean ourselves up before we come to Christ. Or we try to strike things out on our own and convince ourselves that what we do on our own is good enough. This couldn't be further from the truth. No matter what we do we fall short of God's expectations. There is a clear need for someone to intervene and save us from our ways.