What is the whole work of the gospel in the hearts of men?
The whole work of the gospel in the hearts of men is that believers can put old Adam on the cross, reckon him as dead, no longer ruling as king—he is kaput—and now have Christ living and reigning in His grace.
Les explains that when we believed, God reckoned old Adam dead and crucified. As Paul writes in Galatians 2:20, 'I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me.' Les teaches that the whole work of the gospel in the hearts of men is that we can put old Adam on the cross, reckon him as dead, no longer ruling as a king. He is kaput. And now we have Christ living and reigning in His grace. This is the real reason we do not continue in sin.