Summary: Natural man is hostile to God. He cannot please God and will never seek him on his own. He is completely unable to accept God’s offer of salvation because of his hostility toward God. Paul says that he is dead in his transgressions and sins (Eph 2:1). He must be born again to be saved. Therefore, if Christ only died to make salvation possible, but our salvation depended on our accepting this offer, we would be utterly without hope. But, we have hope because God causes those whom he has chosen in eternity to be born again, and those who are born again will respond in repentance and faith. If you cry out to God for mercy, it may be that he is drawing you to himself, don’t resist, but seek God! God then grants to us all the grace necessary to live out the Christian life.<br> <br> http://www.whatdoesthewordsay.org/podcast/15-the-nature-of…st-be-born-again/
