It is natural to the heart of man everywhere to think he must do something for salvation. The gospel of God tells us about a work that has been done. "Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures... He was buried... He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures.”
It was God who willed the salvation of the sinner; Christ the Son of God came to accomplish it, and the sinner receives it by faith. "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast.”