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" Scripture asks the question, ‘Must we obey God in order to grow in godliness and please him?’ Scripture’s answer is a definite yes. Scripture also asks for us, ‘Where do we get the desire, faith, and ability to obey?’ The answer is, we get each of these things from God. The Bible also dares to address the difficult issues raised by considering these two previous questions together. It asks, ‘Then, is God responsible if I do not obey?’ The answer is no. There is no boasting before God, because of him, through him, and to him are all things…; but neither can any say that God is to blame because we disobey…. "
― Bryan Chapell , Holiness by Grace: Delighting in the Joy That Is Our Strength