No man would be willing apart from the work of the Holy Spirit...
Romans 3:10 As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
Romans 3:11 There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.
John 3:16 (KJV) For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth him (that the world is round or flat or flound) should not perish, but have everlasting life.
I use the KJV because I trust the body of manuscripts it is based on.
I like the easier reading translations (ESV/NKJV/NASB etc.) but have a hard time trusting them to be as true to the original manuscripts. That's just me, your mileage may vary.
Some people feel it is their duty to go around correcting other believers and even contradicting their profession of faith, all the while acting like they are 'just trying to help'.
Yet, even that renewal is in vain on our own...
John 15:5 (KJV) I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.