Look again at my post. I have always said that. Unregenerated man has two choices, sin or not sin. He has NO choice to turn to God.
Unregenerated man has only one choice and that is some form of sin. Even though he thinks he is doing good, his motivation or in his actions; it does not constitute a good work.
Only in Christ can we follow His word and walk in the good works which he has created from the foundation of the world for us to walk in. Thus of folks like us, Christ says "When you did it to the least of these, you did it unto me", but to the folks not in Christ He says "Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me"
Thus there are no good works that follow them and all is burned up or thrown on the ash heap of sin.
The unregenerate chose between choices of lesser or greater sin, there is nothing outside of this.