Bible Question: why do people seem to have so much difficulty accepting what the bible teaches about original sin? |
Bible Answer: Hi, jmar... There are at least six reasons: (1) Fallen man's heart is the most deceitful thing in creation (Jeremiah 17:9); (2) Satan blinds their minds (2 Corinthians 4:4); (3) men hate the truth (John 3:19; Romans 1:28); (4) the world is unable to receive it (John 14:17; 1 Corinthians 2:14); (5) they are not of the elect (John 6:45; 10:26); (6) God has kept them from seeing (Matthew 13:13-15; Mark 4:12; John 12:40). Fundamentally, the problem is not a matter of ignorance. It is a spiritual problem... a moral problem. Wonderfully, though, it is not a matter of our persuasive ability to instruct the lost, or otherwise remedy the situation. Instead, it is a matter of grace alone. With man it would be impossible, but with God all things are possible. By the way, almost all misguided teachings of men are rooted in either a failure to understand the real nature of men, or a failure to understand the real nature of God, or a failure to understand the enormity of sin. In Him, Doc |
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