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NASB | Romans 1:20 For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 1:20 For ever since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through His workmanship [all His creation, the wonderful things that He has made], so that they [who fail to believe and trust in Him] are without excuse and without defense. [Ps 19:1-4; Eph 2:10] |
Subject: Is God somehow responsible? |
Bible Note: "The only possibility that I can see which is left is that they freely chose to sin, not in obedience to a fallen nature, but as an act of will. One could even argue that 'sin' was against their nature in that sense that there had never been a human act of sin prior to this." Augustine didn't see it as "against their nature." Here is how he explained it (in Latin): posse peccare ("able to sin") -- pre-fall humanity non posse non peccare ("not able not to sin") -- post-fall unregenerate humanity posse non peccare ("able not to sin") -- the Christian on earth non posse peccare ("not able to sin") -- the glorified saint So Adam was created sinless, but fallible. Whatever the case, we can all agree that he wasn't created irresistibly disposed to doing good. --Joe! |