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NASB | Genesis 4:7 "If you do well, will not your countenance be lifted up? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door; and its desire is for you, but you must master it." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 4:7 "If you do well [believing Me and doing what is acceptable and pleasing to Me], will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well [but ignore My instruction], sin crouches at your door; its desire is for you [to overpower you], but you must master it." |
Subject: Robots? |
Bible Note: "This is your evidence that lost man does only evil and every motive is suspect?" Actually, I gave at least four Scripture references. Why did you select this one instead of Romans 3? "Then you must be consistent and believe that the regenerated mind set on the things of the spirit only has pure motives." It is not inconsistent to deny this. Those who are in the flesh CANNOT please God. That does not mean that those who are born again ALWAYS please God. The two are not mutually exclusive propositions. I can please God as a Christian, but I frequently do not. "Because man is separated from God because of sin, it does not follow that everything that man does is evil. That is an improper leap." Again, if you have some Scripture that suggests the contrary (regarding the unbeliever), then let's look at it. I think the statement that "THERE IS NONE WHO DOES GOOD, THERE IS NOT EVEN ONE" speaks for itself. "I'll close once again by saying how sad your view of man is." Well, I have never said it is a happy view. The question, however, whether it is an accurate (i.e. biblical) view. "The gifts of men, the kindnesses of men, the sacrifices of men: they are all ultimately evil, in your opinion." Anything not done for God's glory is ultimately evil. --Joe! |