It's not the truth that you know, but the truth that you obey that matters.
If I don't let God deal with my bentness, I will go the way of my bentness. But Jesus can straighten me out.
All our good works and good intentions can't solve our sin problem.
In order to receive a pardon you must plead guilty.
Pastors spend a good bit of time helping people with their sin. Who helps them with their sin?
God received from me something He didn't have on His own. My sin. I received something from God I didn't have on my own. His righteousness.