What? "Good works" as defined above?
No, I was referring to conscience - law written in our hearts - love, and a choice to do good based on love.
God shows no partiality and all have sinned.
I think we might agree that not all sin all the time. My question doesn't require partiality, just whether someone other than a saved Christian could choose to do a single good thing. To be clear, I'm not talking about the sum total here or their salvation.
OTHO, if you means can non-Christians do works that glorify God, sure. Joseph's brothers did a very "evil" thing…
No, not a choice to do evil, a choice to do good. Is it your view that a non-saved Christian is incapable of make a single good choice?
That sounds very Gnostic. Knowing good and striving to do it.
I think we might agree that not all sin all the time. My question doesn't require partiality, just whether someone other than a saved Christian could choose to do a single good thing.
Sin isn't a state that one is in and out of. It is a condition. As long as you're in that condition, you cannot please God.
Is it your view that a non-saved Christian is incapable of make a single good choice?
Our Lord Jesus made the observation to some Jews:
Clearly non-saved Christians can do good things. However, note their condition that our Lord stated. They were still viewed by God as being "evil". Unless they come to Christ, they can never please God.