already knowing the correct answer. Hopeful let out a slight smile, sighed, and said, “There were several reasons why trying to be better by my own efforts failed, especially when you consider sayings such as ‘All our righteous acts are like filthy rags,’’181 ‘By the works of the law no one will be justified,’182 ‘When you have done everything you were told to do, you should say we are unworthy servants,’
