Beloved, There is yet another component of fallen man’s failure to perceive and act upon what he knows about the things of God; his moral inability. It should be clear to the astute observer that men are in fact created with certain inherent...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Beloved, Fallen man’s hostility toward God is not without explanation. The philosophical root is the blindness of fallen man who sees the things of God as foolishness. This idea goes beyond just a simple rejection of God’s mandates. Rather,...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Beloved, Thus far in the discussion of fallen man, it has been considered that fallen man is utterly dead in sin; that is, he is completely dead spiritually and not able to accomplish any spiritual good what so ever. As a result of this...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Beloved, For many, the greatest declaration of the Scriptures concerning the radical corruption of fallen man can be found in Romans 3: 10 – 12; however, upon closer examination, one quickly sees that the Apostle does not posit these truths...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Beloved, As was just discussed, fallen man’s utter deadness produces within him a need to excuse himself from the things of God. Perhaps this is for his own conscience sake or so that he does not have to acknowledge that God has every sovereign...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Beloved, The first component of man’s radical corruption is his utter deadness in sin. It is admitted here that what is meant by “utter deadness” is not a physical deadness but rather a spiritual deadness. However; before one moves to quickly...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Beloved, "Behold, you were angry, and we sinned; in our sins we have been a long time, and shall we be saved? We have all become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous deeds are like a polluted garment. We all fade like a leaf, and our...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
“For they themselves report concerning us the kind of reception we had among you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God, and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus who delivers us from...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
“And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Beloved, “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.” (Matthew 6:9) As Jesus taught His disciples to pray, He began in the place where we all should start; God’s sovereignty and holiness. Before Jesus ever made His first request, He honored...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
