How do we know salvation is not something we can achieve ourselves?

Micah 2:3 serves as a stark reminder that humans are utterly incapable of escaping the disaster planned by God through their own efforts. Modern religions often present a portrayal of self-salvation through good works or personal righteousness, but this is in contradiction to the Biblical teaching that acknowledges our inability to save ourselves due to the weight of sin. The Gospel proclaims that salvation comes exclusively through Jesus Christ, who bore our sins and satisfied God's justice on our behalf, making self-salvation an impossibility.