What does God do when we believe the gospel?
When a person believes the gospel, God works supernaturally and gives them a whole new nature—a divine nature. This is not something they accomplish or place within themselves; God does it. It is by faith, not by doing anything, but by believing.
Les explains that when we believe the gospel, God works supernaturally and gives us a whole new nature, a divine nature that we cannot touch or put in ourselves, but God does. This makes all the difference, and it is where faith comes in. As with the Red Sea, where God's power supernaturally opened the way rather than Israel or Moses, salvation is not by doing anything but by believing. Paul preached Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Greeks, but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God.