Never does a person see any beauty in Christ as a Savior, until they discover that they are a lost and ruined sinner.
J. C. RyleTrue repentance begins with KNOWLEDGE of sin. It goes on to work SORROW for sin. It leads to CONFESSION of sin before God. It shows itself before a person by a thorough BREAKING OFF from sin. It results in producing a DEEP HATRED for all sin.
J. C. Ryle