The Desires of the Elect

The conversion of the elect from darkness to light produces by the regenerating work and the sancifying work of the Holy Spirit (Philippians 2:13) a longing to not only do good works (Philippians 2:12) for the glory of God alone (Eph. 2:10; Phil. 2:13) but actually do good works. That is as stated in verse thirteen, we are to "work out our salvation with fear and trembling for it is God who is working in us to 1. will and 2. act in accordance to His good purpose" (numerical emphasis were added), which is His will that is good, perfect, and pleasing to Him (Romans 1:1-2). Also Romans 1:1-2 already says we must have our minds renewed from the old way (or the way of the flesh and not the way of the Spirit which is the prideful sinful manner of the old way) as Ephesians 2:1-3 describes the manner that the Christians were in as the world is currently in NOW. This purpose of Regeneration is so that we may discern God and who he is to us and who we are to Him with accordance to our sinful selves and our need to have Righteousness imputed to us from Christ Jesus (Romans 10:1-4)