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The doctrine of “original sin” asserts that all human nature was corrupted due to the first sin by Adam and Eve and, therefore, all humans since then are born inherently sinful, or with a sinful nature; some people go as far as to say man is born depraved or evil.
The doctrine of “original sin” asserts that all human nature was corrupted due to the first sin by Adam and Eve and, therefore, all humans since then are born inherently sinful, or with a sinful nature; some people go as far as to say man...
Men are possessed with free will, and endowed with the faculty of making a choice. It is not true, therefore, that some are by nature good, and others bad. (Against Heresies, Book IV, Chapter XXXVII) Man is endowed with the faculty of...
Lecture IV 18″Know also that thou hast a soul self governed, the noblest work of God, made after the image of its Creator, immortal because of God that gives it immortality, a living being rational, imperishable, because of Him that...
Whenever I have to speak on the subject of moral instruction and conduct of a holy life, it is my practice first to demonstrate the power and quality of human nature and to show what it is capable of achieving, and then to go on to...
Scripture does not say that you are in the process of dying to your old nature. It says it has already happened. "Our old self was crucified with Him" (Romans 6:6). That is not a goal to pursue. That is a reality to believe. Over and over...