But God!

Because the lost sinner us dead, he is trapped in his lost condition and can do nothing to deliver himself. His flesh, his mind and his will have all been affected by sin. Every part of his being is tainted by, and trapped in, sin. Try as he might, all his attempts at religious activity and self-improvement can never make him right with God. None of his self-efforts can take away his sins. Nothing he can do will ever make him fit for Heaven! Left alone, the lost sinner will never become holy. He will never seek God. He will never escape the fires of Hell.