RQ: Chapter 4, Grace Amazing, by Steve McVey

A believer who believes he is good errs by comparing himself with other people instead of seeing the perfectly righteous character of God. If we compare rotting corpses, it makes little difference whether the body has been dead for a week or a month. The relevant fact is that the man is dead. All unbelievers are spiritually dead and fall short of God's standard of righteousness (see Romans 3:23).