THE DEPRAVITY OF MAN
TEXT: “And you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience …” Ephesians 2:1-2
There was a time when you could go to church on Sundays and witness the salvation of a lost person. Many would walk an aisle to publicly profess Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. And we would rejoice in that salvation. Today --- that is seldom experienced. People are not being saved because no one thinks they are lost! Plus, very few lost people attend church on any regular basis.
No one thinks they are lost because the doctrine of sin is not being proclaimed. If any reasonable minded person understood the doctrine of the depravity of man and the consequences of that depravity --- they would run to the cross!
To be depraved means that man has been impacted by sin in his mind, his will and his emotions. Sin has influenced the totality of his being. It doesn’t mean that man is as sinful as he possibly can be but that man has been impacted by sin in the totality of his being as a person.
Man’s basic problem is not that he needs propping up; it is not that he is ignorant and needs instruction; it is not that he is sick and needs some medicine. It means that he is lost, without God and without hope. He is spiritually dead, without spiritual life and separated from a holy God. He is exposed to the condemnation, wrath and judgment of God!
We must return to a correct and biblical view of ourselves and our personal vileness and recognize our need for the grace of God! It is practical, illuminating, necessary, beneficial and transforming!
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