The FALSE DOCTRINE

of

ORIGINAL SIN

  T.

Is the DOCTRINE of

TOTAL DEPRAVITY

the TRUTH of

God's WORD?

Now the doctrine of total depravity is based upon the teaching known as the doctrine of ORIGINAL SIN that is widely taught in not only Calvinism and Reformed Theology, but by many other denominations of the main stream church. In fact there is some form of this original sin doctrine that is taught in nearly every mainstream church.

Basically the doctrine of original sin states that ALL of mankind has INHERITED a SIN NATURE from Adam. In other words, BECAUSE of the ORIGINAL SIN of Adam and Eve, who DISOBEYED God by eating the fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil, then ALL of mankind from Adam to this present day have INHERITED this so called SINFUL NATURE that causes them to sin. And some churches such as Calvinism and Reformed Theology take this teaching of original sin that all of mankind are BORN with a SINFUL NATURE to the extreme and teach that mankind is therefore SO TOTALLY and COMPLETELY DEPRAVED that it is impossible for any person to even think about SEEKING after God and turn away from sinning, UNLESS they happen to be ONE of the ELECT who have FIRST been REGENERATED by the Holy Spirit and drawn by the Holy Spirit so that they can understand the word of God enough in order to be saved.

Now the verses used to support this DOCTRINE of ORIGINAL SIN are in my opinion taken OUT of CONTEXT and have therefore been MISUNDERSTOOD by those who teach this false doctrine and by those who are being taught this false doctrine. In other words, the scriptures have been twisted either intentionally or unintentionally and made to say what the whole word of Almighty God clearly does NOT teach.

So then, let us begin this section of our study in God word on the doctrine of TOTAL DEPRAVITY by looking at the passage of scripture in Romans chapter 5, which is probably the most widely recognized passage of scripture that is used to teach that all of mankind has INHERITED a SINFUL NATURE and therefore is TOTALLY UNABLE to live without sinning.

Please read Romans 5:8-21, which teaches us that because of Adam's sin that

"But God commends his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

9. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.

10. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.

11. And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.

12. Wherefore, as by ONE man (speaking of the one man Adam) SIN entered into the world, and DEATH by sin; and so DEATH passed upon all men,(WHY? Why id DEATH pass upon ALL of mankind?) FOR (or BECAUSE) that all have SINNED: (NOT because that all of mankind have INHERITED a SINFUL NATURE, but rather that all of mankind have SINNED at one time or other in their life)

13. (For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law.

14. Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come.

15. But not as the offense, so also is the free gift. For if through the offense of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, has abounded unto many.

16. And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offenses unto justification.

17. For if by one man's offense DEATH reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)

18. Therefore as by the offense of one judgment came upon all men to CONDEMNATION; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life.

19. For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.

20. Moreover the law entered, that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:

21. That as sin has reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord."

Now those that teach the doctrine of original sin that all of mankind has INHERITED a SINFUL NATURE usually take

verse 12 out of context and teach that because of this ORIGINAL sin of Adam that SIN has entered into the HEART of EVERY human being who has ever been born.

In other words, they take part of verse 12 OUT of CONTEXT that says,

"Wherefore, as by ONE man (again speaking of the one man Adam) SIN entered the WORLD..."

And then that falsely teach that this means that BECAUSE of this ONE man Adam's ORIGINAL SIN that a SINFUL NATURE has entered into every man's HEART. In others word's, this doctrine of original sin teaches that each and every person who has been born sin Adam's original sin has been BORN with a NATURE that is SINFUL form the very moment that they are BORN. And that all of mankind since Adam has been BORN not only with a NATURE that drives mankind to sin, but also with this ORIGINAL SIN. To say this another way, the doctrine of original sin teaches that EVEN a newborn baby is GUILTY before Almighty God, BECAUSE they are literally BORN with this original sin that was committed by this ONE man Adam.

However, this is NOT at all what this passage of scripture teaches us. Romans 5:12 clearly and plainly states that because of this one man Adam that SIN enter the WORLD and NOT that a SINFUL NATURE entered into the HEART of every MAN, WOMAN and CHILD. To ME, it is perfectly clear that this verse means that SIN or more precisely the INFLUENCE of Satan to TEMPT mankind to SIN was allowed to enter into the WORLD as a test to show to all the angels of God, both the good angels who remained faithful to God and fallen angels that rebelled against God that Almighty God had created them ALL perfect from the day that they were created.

For a deeper understanding of what I mean by this please read the study entitled "UNDERSTANDING WHY", which covers all the scriptures that lead me to understand that Almighty God created mankind a little LOWER than the ANGELS in order to PROVE to his former creation the ANGELS that he did NOT create them with a NATURE to SIN and REBEL against him, but rather he created ALL his angels PERFECT in every way from the day that they were created. After you read this study of "UNDERSTANDING WHY" you will know WHY Almighty God has ALLOWED many things that are EVIL to remain in the earth and why bad or evil things happen to good people.

But for now let us continue with a close examination of Romans 5:12 to see what this verse actually teaches in the light of the whole word of God.

"Wherefore, as by ONE man (speaking of the one man Adam) SIN entered into the world, and DEATH by sin; and so DEATH passed upon all men,(WHY? Why id DEATH pass upon ALL of mankind?) FOR (or BECAUSE) that all have SINNED: (NOT because that all of mankind have INHERITED a SINFUL NATURE, but rather that all of mankind have SINNED at one time or other in their life)"

So then, it is SIN or rather the INFLUENCE of Satan that tempts mankind to SIN that had entered into the WORLD which produces DEATH and NOT a SINFUL NATURE that has entered into the HEART of every man woman and child at BIRTH, because of this disobedience of Adam.

The next part of this verse CLEARLY and PLAINLY states that BECAUSE all of mankind has SINNED that the penalty of DEATH has therefore PASSED upon ALL men. Read this part again.

"...and so DEATH passed upon all men,(WHY? Why id DEATH pass upon ALL of mankind?) FOR (or BECAUSE) that all have SINNED: (NOT because that all of mankind have INHERITED a SINFUL NATURE, but rather that all of mankind have SINNED at one time or other in their life)"

AND SO or so then, that is to say, therefore it is for this very reason of SIN that the penalty of DEATH has PASSED upon ALL of mankind, BECAUSE of this very reason that at one time of another ALL of mankind has SINNED. Now when the Bible speaks of death it can mean a natural death and it can mean a spiritual death, which is a separation from God because of SIN. In other words, because all men have SINNED at one time or another in their life, then BECAUSE of their SIN which they have committed they are now SPIRITUALLY SEPARATED from Almighty God. Please read Isaiah 59:1,2 which clearly teaches us that God is willing and able to hear our prayers, but because of the SIN which we ourselves have committed we are SEPARATED from God.

"Behold, the LORD'S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear:

2. BUT your iniquities have SEPARATED between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear."

Please notice that the word of God does NOT say that because of the ORIGINAL SIN of that ONE man Adam that you are SEPARATED from God, but rather plainly states that because of YOU sins you are separated form God. It is clearly NOT God's hand that is shortened that he cannot save you. Nor is it God's ear that is dull so that he cannot hear your prayer. In other words, you can TURN from your sin at any time and call upon God and he will HEAR your prayer and SAVE you.

Can you not see my dear brothers and sisters in the Lord that Almighty God has ORDAINED it to be a CHOICE before all of mankind to CHOOSE for yourself WHOM you will serve and obey, whether it be you choose to OBEY that voice of temptation from Satan to SIN and therefore bring the penalty of DEATH upon YOURSELF by your OWN doing, OR whether it be that YOU YOURSELF make the CHOICE to OBEY God's voice and TURN from your sinning and trust in God's grace to overcome the temptation to sin in your life. Please read Deuteronomy 30:19, which teaches us that Almighty God has ordained or has set before us LIFE or DEATH, but it is up to US to CHOOSE. God desires us to choose LIFE, but none the less it is OUR OWN choice to make.

"I (Almighty God) call heaven and earth to RECORD this day against you, that I (Almighty God) have SET before YOU life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore (or for this reason) CHOOSE life, that both you and your seed may live:"

The context of this passage of scripture is all about TURNING from SIN and OBEYING the commandments of Almighty God in order that we may LIVE. You see the word live here means that you will NOT be SEPARATED from God as long as you OBEY what he says in his word. But yet according to the FALSE doctrine of original sin and the FALSE doctrine of TOTAL DEPRAVITY all of mankind is SEPARATED from Almighty God the very moment that they are BORN, because they are BORN as SINNERS.

However the whole word of God clearly teaches us that the SINS of the father are NOT passed upon the sons and daughters. In other words, the original SIN of our forefather Adam is NOT PASSED upon us as many of us have been FALSELY taught. Please read Deuteronomy 24:16, which teaches us that each individual will receive the wages of DEATH for his or her OWN sin, and that the SIN of the father is NOT passed upon the son or daughter.

"The fathers shall NOT be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his OWN sin."

So how can anyone teach that ALL of mankind INHERITED this so called ORIGINAL SIN from of forefather Adam?

No! A thousand times NO! Can you not see my dear brothers and sisters in our Lord Jesus Christ that you did NOT INHERIT the original sin of Adam your forefather, NOR did you INHERIT a SINFUL NATURE that makes you SIN. Please read Ezekiel 18:20,21, which clearly teaches us that each man and woman shall bear the penalty of death for their OWN sins which they themselves have committed and that NO man will so called INHERIT the penalty of death because of the sin of the father.

"The soul that SINS, it shall die. The son shall NOT bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.

21. But if the wicked will TURN from all his sins that he has committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die,"

Now some of you may be thinking, "Well what about we re we read in God's word in Exodus 20:5, which plainly states that God shall VISIT the INIQUITIES of the FATHER upon the CHILDREN to the second and third generations".

"You shalt not bow down yourself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD your God am a jealous God, VISITING the iniquity (or SIN) of the fathers UPON the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;"

Again those who try and use verses of scriptures such as this one have NOT considered the CONTEXT from which they are taken. Please notice that this verse PLAINLY states that God will visit the iniquity or sin of the father upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of THEM or those children who HATE God. You see, if you keep this verse in the CONTEXT of where it is found and read the very next verse you will clearly see that those who use such verses are trying to make them say something that they are NOT truly saying. Please read Exodus 20:6.

"AND showing MERCY unto thousands of THEM that LOVE me, and keep my commandments."

In other words, IF and ONLY IF the children of the father who sinned against God do NOT consider the ways of their father and HATE God like their father did by SINNING against God, THEN and only then will Almighty God VISIT the iniquities of the father upon the CHILDREN. However, the word of God goes on to say that Almighty God with show MERCY to THOUSANDS of THEM, speaking of the CHILDREN whose father had SINNED against God, BECAUSE they did NOT continue in HATE, but rather LOVED God by KEEPING his commandments.

Some still want to argue that Romans 5:19 clearly says that by Adam's sin ALL of mankind were MADE SINNERS before God.

"For as by ONE man's DISOBEDIENCE many were MADE sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous."

Well if one is to DEMAND that this verse means that the SIN of this ONE man Adam is AUTOMATICALLY PASSED upon ALL of mankind and that no man has any say in the matter, then one must without fail also DEMAND that the second half of this very SAME verse of scripture mean that the RIGHTEOUSNESS of the ONE man Jesus Christ is AUTOMATICALLY PASSED upon ALL of mankind without any man having any say in the matter. This of course would mean that ALL of mankind will be saved, which the WHOLE word of Almighty God CLEARLY does NOT teach. This FALSE teaching that ALL of mankind will be saved is called "Universalism", which I will address in another study, but for now I just wanted to make the point that we must be CONSISTENT when we INTERPRET what a particular scripture means. Therefore those who teach the doctrine of original sin and the doctrine of total depravity cannot demand that the first half must without fail mean that the original SIN of Adam is automatically INHERITED by ALL of mankind and therefore ALL of mankind are MADE SINNERS, because of this INHERITED SIN of Adam and a SINFUL NATURE that MAKES us SO TOTALLY DEPRAVED that we cannot and will not seek God or make any attempt to turn from our sin UNTIL we are FIRST born again or REGENERATED by the Holy Spirit.

Can you not see my dear brothers and sisters in our Lord Jesus Christ that to DEMAND that because of Adam's sin that all of mankind automatically INHERITS the penalty of DEATH, because as the doctrines of original sin and total depravity teach that ALL of mankind has INHERITED the sin of our forefather Adam is ALSO to DEMAND that ALL of mankind therefore AUTOMATICALLY INHERITS the RIGHTEOUSNESS of Jesus Christ.

No!. A thousand times NO! This is NOT what this verse is teaching us. No man is AUTOMATICALLY MADE or FORCED to be a SINNER. The TRUTH of the matter is that the WAGES of SIN, which is DEATH is PASSED upon ALL men, BECAUSE all of mankind at one time or another LISTENED and OBEYED the INFLUENCE of Satan's TEMPTATION and SINNED of their OWN free CHOICE.

Well some of you may still have doubts about this matter and may be saying, "Well what about Psalm 51:5, which clearly says that be are BORN in SIN and that we are SINNERS from the very moment we are BORN."

"Behold, I was shaped in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me."

Now those that teach these FALSE doctrines of original sin and total depravity INTERPRET this verse to mean that David was teaching us that we are ALL formed in the WOMB with a SINFUL NATURE and that the moment we are BORN we are therefore considered by Almighty God to be SINNERS.

But is this TRULY what this verse is teaching us? To truly understand what the WHOLE word of God teaches and to properly INTERPRET the scriptures we must follow certain rules of interpretation. One of these rules of interpretation is to keep the verse in question in the CONTEXT of where it is found, Another rule of interpretation is that we must consider what type or style or writing the writer is using. For example the book of Psalms is primarily written in a POETIC style of writing where not EVERY single word of phrase is to be taken LITERALLY. In others words, David is merely expressing his remorse to God for the SIN that he himself has committed against God and is expounding on his feeling that it is as if he was sinning against God from the time that he was born.

Let's read this verse in it's context first to get a clearer picture of what is going on in David's life at this particular time. Please read Psalm 51:1-13, which clearly teaches us that NOT every single word and phrase can be INTERPRETED LITERALLY.

"Have mercy upon me, O God, according to your loving kindness: according unto the multitude of your tender mercies blot out MY transgressions ( or the sins that I MYSELF have committed against you O God)

2. Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from MY sin.

3. For I acknowledge MY transgressions: and MY sin is ever before me.

4. Against you, you only, have I sinned, and done this evil in your sight: that you might be justified when you speak, and be clear when you judge.

5. Behold, I was shaped in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me. (now to ME, it is clear that David is TAKING RESPONSIBILITY for his OWN sin is verse 4 and is NOT BLAMING God for SHAPING him in iniquity and in sin in verse 5 as some FALSELY teach)

6. Behold, you desire truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part you shalt make me to know wisdom.

7. Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

8. Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the BONES which you have broken may REJOICE. (now are we to INTERPRET this verse LITERALLY and DEMAND that Almighty God LITERALLY BROKE the BONES of David and that BONES in and of themselves have the ability to REJOICE? NO, absolutely not! David is simple using POETIC language and is EXPRESSING that it SEEMS as if his bones have been broken. David is simple using poetic language to describe how he FEELS in this verse the SAME way that David is describing how he FEELS in verse 5 of this same Psalm.)

9. Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.

10. Create in me a clean heart, O God; and RENEW a right spirit within me.

11. Cast me not away from your presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.

12. RESTORE unto me the joy of your salvation; and uphold me with your free spirit.

13. Then will I TEACH transgressors your ways; and sinners shall be converted unto you (so then, clearly this verse is teaching us that SINNERS shall be converted to righteousness simply by David TEACHING these sinners about God and NOT that a TOTALLY DEPRAVED sinner must be born again of REGENERATED by the Holy Spirit FIRST before they can UNDERSTAND the word of God enough to be RESTORED to the joy of their salvation)."

Another method that is used to properly interpret the word of God is to compare scripture with scripture. So then, let us compare this time in David's life when he was expressing to God his deep remorse for sinning against God and how it felt to David that he had been sinning against God from the time he was born to another time in David's life where he is PRAISING Almighty God of how he is fearfully and WONDERFULLY made. Please read Psalm 139:13,14, which teaches us that David knew right well that Almighty God covered him in his mothers womb and that he was fearfully and wonderfully made or formed in his mother's womb.

"For you have possessed my reins: you (Almighty God) have covered me in my mother's womb.

14. I will praise you; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvelous are your works; and THAT (speaking of the FACT that mankind is FEARFULLY and WONDERFULLY MADE, and THAT) my soul KNOWS RIGHT WELL."

Can you not see my dear brothers and sisters in our Lord Jesus Christ that these two verse spoken by the same man David seem to be speaking directly OPPOSITE of each other particularly when one DEMANDS that Psalm 51:5 be TRANSLATED as ALL of mankind being FORMED or made in the womb with a SINFUL NATURE.

Another verse of scripture that is used by those that teach this DOCTRINE of TOTAL DEPRAVITY or TOTAL INABILITY is Psalm 58:3, which SEEMS to say that all of mankind are SINNERS from the moment they are BORN.

"The wicked are estranged from the womb: they GO ASTRAY as soon as they be born, speaking lies."

Those that teach the doctrines of original sin and total depravity teach that this verse is saying that as SOON as a person is born they start SINNING.

Well again we need to take under consideration that this is POETIC language and is only SEEMS as if mankind begins sinning as soon as they are born, because a newborn baby cannot speak as soon as they are born, and it is certain that they cannot speak LIES as soon as they are born. Also notice that this verse says that the WICKED go astray, which teaches us that the children of the wicked LEARN and mimic their parents at a very young age. And the third point I want to make is the phrase "THEY GO ASTRAY", which emphatically states that in order to GO ASTRAY one must FIRST be in RIGHTEOUSNESS or in right standing with Almighty God BEFORE that person could GO ASTRAY or go away from being righteous. Therefore ALL of mankind must without fail be BORN in a righteous and innocent state before God and NOT with a so called SINFUL NATURE that is so totally depraved that they are totally unable to do good.

Another point that those who teach the doctrines of original sin and total depravity is that they claim that the Bible teaches that all of mankind is completely wicked CONTINUALLY by using such scriptures as Genesis 6:5 which says,

"And GOD saw that the WICKEDNESS of man was GREAT in the earth, and that EVERY imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil CONTINUALLY."

Again this verse is taken OUT of CONTEXT and is incorrectly being applied to all of mankind throughout every generation.

However, the context teaches us that God was speaking of in the DAYS of NOAH that the mankind had corrupted themselves so much that it repented God that he ever made man on the earth.

Now if it were true that ALL of mankind were BORN wicked, then how is it that Noah was a RIGHTEOUS person who found grace in the eyes of God. And how is it even possible for mankind to CORRUPT themselves if it is true that they were BORN in a WICKED state and were therefore WICKED already from birth or from the very moment that they were born. You see, in order for something or someone to be CORRUPTED, then that something or someone MUST without fail had to be in an UNCORRUPTED state BEFORE it or they BECAME CORRUPTED. The very meaning of this word corrupt or corrupted demand that mankind was FIRST in an UNCORRUPTED or PERFECT state BEFORE they BECAME in this UNNATURAL state of being CORRUPTED.

Can you not see my dear brothers and sisters in the Lord that to be BORN with a SINFUL NATURE would mean that it would be against the NATURE in which God created us to be. Almighty God did NOT create mankind to be SINNERS and CORRUPT in NATURE before him. Please read Genesis 6:1-8, which clearly teaches us that NOT all of mankind BECAME CORRUPTED before God, because Noah was found to be PERFECT in his generations and therefore found GRACE in the eyes of God.

"And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,

2. That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.

3. And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.

4. There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.

5. And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

6. And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.

7. And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repents me that I have made them.

8. But Noah found GRACE in the eyes of the LORD.

9. These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a JUST man and PERFECT in his generations, and Noah WALKED WITH with God."

Then in Genesis 6:12 we read were mankind had CORRUPTED HIS WAY upon the earth, which clearly teaches us that it was by man's OWN CHOICE that each individual person made for themselves that caused them to BECOME CORRUPT in the eyes of God, and NOT

"And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had CORRUPTED HIS WAY upon the earth."

Another point that I would like to make is that because mankind had become so wicked in the days of Noah that God decided that he would destroy man and beast from they earth except for Noah and his family. Now if it were true that ALL of mankind were BORN with a SINFUL NATURE and were SO TOTALLY DEPRAVED that it was impossible for man to seek after God, and it REPENTED and GRIEVED God for even making man upon the earth, then WHY would Almighty God even try to start over with mankind knowing that Noah and his family all had an EVIL SINFUL NATURE and could in no way do that which is right before God. The TRUTH of the matter is that Noah did NOT have and EVIL heart CONTINUALLY before Almighty God, because the word of TRUTH clearly teaches us that Noah was a JUST man the WALKED WITH God and who was PERFECT in his generations and therefore found GRACE in the eyes of God.

Now the question has been raised, Does Noah being PERFECT mean that he lived a SINLESS life? Then the question was answered by the same one who asked the question, probably NOT, because Jesus is the ONLY one who lived a SINLESS life?

First of all I agree that Jesus was the only man that lived WITHOUT SIN his ENTIRE life, to this fact there is no doubt. But does this mean NO man EXCEPT Jesus can be PERFECT?

Next we all need to be on the SAME page, so to speak, and come to a common understanding of what the word PERFECT means in the Bible.So then, what does the Bible have to say about being PERFECT. First of all let us take a look at the BIBLICAL definition of this word "PERFECT" from the Strong's exhaustive concordance.

       In Genesis 6 the word "PERFECT" is the Hebrew word "TAMIN" and means without defect, blameless, without blemish, upright, without spot and undefiled.

We know that in the New Testament that being without spot and without blemish is speaking of being without SIN. So the question is, was Noah being PERFECT mean that Noah was WITHOUT SIN? YES, or God would not has said so. Keep in mind the DEFINITION of the word PERFECT.

But does God saying that Noah was PERFECT or WITHOUT SIN mean without a doubt that Noah lived his ENTIRE LIFE without every committing even ONE SINGLE sin. Absolutely NOT! Noah may have lived his entire life without sin up to this point if time, but after the flood Noah got DRUNK. So then, is getting drunk a SIN. For ME, getting drunk is a sin.The Bible clearly teaches NOT to be DRUNK with wine, and yet does NOT forbid the drinking of wine. Another study in and of itself, Perhaps later. .

So then, let me ask you a question, When you came to the Lord and repented of all your sins and asked God to forgive you of your sins and your were made a new creature in in Christ Jesus did you not at that point in time become the RIGHTEOUSNESS of God? So then, were YOU PERFECT in that very moment? Absolutely YES! Of course you were made PERFECT at the moment you repented and confessed you sins. You were at that moment in time PERFECT and WITHOUT SIN in your life. You see, every time you sin you are no longer without spot or blemish, but EVERY time you repent and CONFESS your sins God is FAITHFUL and just to FORGIVE you of your sins and in HIS EYES YOU ARE PERFECT. The working of God in you is to make you PERFECT, that is to say, God commands us to be PERFECT EVEN as he is PERFECT. Is God WITHOUT SIN? Absolutely! So then, be WITHOUT SIN EVEN as God is WITHOUT SIN. Does this mean you will NEVER sin again in this life. Probably not, but this does NOT mean that you have to give up a confess yourself to be a SINNER. NO! A thousand times NO! You are a NEW creature CREATED unto GOOD WORKS, sin has NO MORE DOMINION over YOU. For a deeper understand on being PERFECT please read the study "HOW TO LIVE FREE FROM SIN!", but for now let us continue this study on the FALSE teaching of original sin and all of mankind INHERITING a so called sinful NATURE.

Another question was asked, If we don not have a sinful NATURE, the WHY do we SIN? A very good question indeed.

The thing that I want to point out is that if we as Christians continually place the BLAME on a so called SINFUL NATURE that we supposedly inherited fro Adam, then the Devil will continue to overcome you time and time again. And you will be like Paul and believe you are a wretched creature that is DESTINED to SIN. What some preachers do not teach you is that Paul did NOT STOP there in chapter 7 of Romans, but went on to write Romans chapter 8, where we are given he ANSWER to OVER COMING sin, which is to OBEY the leading of the Holy Spirit ONE step at a time.

  So then, to ME, after studying this subject of original sin, I have clearly come to see that there are TWO INFLUENCES in the world. God of course influences the lives of mankind through his written word, through prophets, teachers, pastors fellow brothers and sisters, his Holy Spirit, and even his creation. The other INFLUENCE is the god of this world, Satan, the Devil. Now NEITHER INFLUENCE FORCES anyone to do GOOD, NOR to do EVIL.

Now both of these INFLUENCES work through the mind by bringing thoughts to a person. The more you think about sometime the more you will be INFLUENCE by your thinking.

Some Christians believe that even if you THINK a bad thought, then you have SINNED. This is simple NOT true. They try and use the words of Jesus that LOOKING upon another woman to lust after her in your heart you have committed adultery ALREADY in you heart. But if this is taken to mean every THOUGHT then HOW could Jesus have lived a SINLESS life, because the Bible says that Jesus was TEMPTED in ALL points as WE ARE tempted.

Now for me personally the ONLY WAY that I have ever been TEMPTED in in THOUGHT. In other words, these THOUGHTS come to my mind that TEMPT me to do that which I know is wrong. The TRUTH of the matter is the THOUGHTS that come into your mind INITIALLY to do GOOD are from God and the THOUGHTS that come into your mind INITIALLY to do EVIL are from Satan. These INITIAL thoughts do not become YOUR thoughts until you CONTINUE to think upon them and RECEIVE them. And even then these thoughts do not become SIN until they CONTROL your being. When a man LUSTS after a woman or a woman LUSTS after a man there is a PHYSICAL change in the human body and if left unchecked will lead to SIN. This is what Jesus meant when he said he who LUST after another woman which begins with a look or a thought that is left unchecked. You see, it is EASIER to NOT SIN if you STOP that thought process when it FIRST begins. This is what Jesus is teaching us.

You see IF a mere THOUGHT is SIN then there is NO WAY that Jesus was ever TEMPTED, because TEMPTATION is THOUGHTS. So IF thoughts are SIN, then JESUS did NOT live WITHOUT SIN, because Jesus was TEMPTED. Do you see what I am saying. It it only when we CONTINUE to thinks on these thoughts that we know are wrong that we become in danger of following through with this initial thought.

Science has discovered that REPEATED thoughts create a pathway through the mind, and the more we THINK on these same thoughts this pathway becomes faster and faster like a dirt foot path becoming and expressway. This is why addictions are so hard to overcome. One has to RENEW their MIND with NEW THOUGHTS. Think of THESE THINGS. Hide God's word in our heart so that we will NOT SIN against him.

I agree that a person NATURE can BECOME corrupt and SINFUL, but I definitely do NOT believe that every single human being ever born automatically INHERITS a sinful NATURE at BIRTH. IF this were true then EVERY baby who dies would go to hell because babies do not have to capacity to comprehend the gospel to accept Jesus as their savior and be saved.

There is definitely an EVIL INFLUENCE in the world which INFLUENCES mankind to SIN, but I do NOT believe it is our OWN NATURE that we are BORN with. Anyone's nature can be CORRUPTED by this evil INFLUENCE if they continue to LISTEN to it's LIES and DECEPTIONS.

Now again the DANGER of believing that you have a sinful NATURE is that the Devil will LIE to you that you can NEVER stop sinning. I have heard testimonies of some Calvinist who testify that they sin hundreds of times every day and I have to ask my self the question have they ever truly committed themselves to God.

I mean for ME, personally the moment I gave my life to Jesus I developed a hatred for sin, The things I used to do I no longer wanted to do. And ONE at a time God worked IN me to overcome each sin.

You might say, well then did you not have a sin NATURE because you used to WANT to sin. NO, because I sat down I thought back as to HOW I got were I was and it was a gradually over time journey. Little by little I started doing things that a small still voice inside of me kept saying NO, don't listen to that voice telling you to do those things, you know that they are wrong. But this other voice kept hounding me over and over until I gave into it.

Now you can believe that we are born with a sinful NATURE, but IF this is true then Adam and Eve were CREATED with a sinful NATURE, because they also LISTENED to this lying and deceiving voice that kept telling them to do that which the KNEW was against what God had commanded them.

Remember and keep in mind that the doctrines of original sin and total depravity teach that ALL of mankind from Adam to this very day are ALL BORN with a wicked and SINFUL NATURE and and are SO TOTALLY DEPRAVED that NO man could possible do that which is right in the eyes of God. In other words, ALL of mankind from Adam to this very day are SINNERS from the moment they are BORN.

Can you not see my dear brothers and sisters in the Lord that these doctrines are FALSE teaching that do NOT agree with what the WHOLE word of Almighty God teaches us? Can you not see that IF these doctrines were true, then there would be absolutely not even ONE RIGHTEOUS person from Adam to Jesus, because EVERY person would have been BORN with this so called "WICKED and SINFUL NATURE" that caused them to SIN CONTINUALLY before God.

But the TRUTH of the matter is that the word of TRUTH teaches us that there were in fact RIGHTEOUS men before God from Adam to Jesus. The Holy Bible teaches us that ABEL was a RIGHTEOUS man before God. Please read Matthew 23:35, where Jesus himself teaches us that there were many RIGHTEOUS men from ABEL in the days of Adam to ZACHARIAS in the days of Jesus.

"That upon you may come all the RIGHTEOUS blood shed upon the earth, FROM the blood of RIGHTEOUS Abel UNTO the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom you slew between the temple and the altar."

We also read in Hebrews chapter 11 not only about Abel being righteous before God, but about many other RIGHTEOUS men, such as Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Moses, Joseph and many others. But for now I want to focus upon Cain and Abel, where one made the CHOICE to obey God and do that which was right or RIGHTEOUS before God and the other one made the CHOICE NOT to OBEY God and OVERCOME the enemies temptation to murder his brother. First we will read Hebrews 11:4, then we will go back to Genesis chapter 3.

"By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was RIGHTEOUS, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaks."

So then, here in this verse we can plainly see that BY the WORKS that Abel did he obtained the witness that he was RIGHTEOUS before God. Whereas in Genesis 4:3-8 we see that Cain did NOT DO that righteous WORK that his brother Abel did and therefore God was NOT pleased with Cains WORK or deed of sacrifice that he made.

"And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD.

4. And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering:

5. But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.

6. And the LORD said unto Cain, Why are you wroth ? and why is your countenance fallen ?

7. If you DO WELL (In other words, if you DO that which is RIGHT as your brother Abel has done), shall you not be ACCEPTED? And if you do not well, sin lies at the door. And unto you shall be his desire, and YOU SHALL RULE OVER him. (In other words, Almighty God EXPECTED Cain to RULE OVER this TEMPTATION to KILL his brother Abel out of jealously)

8. And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him."

This passage of scripture alone should prove beyond any shadow of a doubt for those seeking the TRUTH that mankind is NOT BORN with a SINFUL NATURE and therefore are SO TOTALLY DEPRAVED that they are thus rendered TOTALLY UNABLE to that which is RIGHT or RIGHTEOUS before Almighty God UNTIL they are born again or REGENERATED by the Holy Spirit as Calvinism and Reformed Theology FALSELY teaches.

The WHOLE word of God clearly teaches us that Abel made the CHOICE to do that which is RIGHT before God and Cain made the CHOICE NOT to do that which is RIGHT before God and therefore was brought under FURTHER TEMPTATION, which he was told DIRECTLY from Almighty God the HE HIMSELF was to RULE OVER. To ME, this leaves no doubt that mankind has always been given the CHOICE to WHOM we are going top serve, whether we be OBEDIENT to God unto RIGHTEOUSNESS, or whether we make the CHOICE to LISTEN to Satan's INFLUENCE to DISOBEY God and serve SIN unto death.

I want you to read Genesis 4:7 from several different translations so that you get the full impact of what Almighty God is teaching us in his word of TRUTH. Here is this verse from the New International Version (NIV).

"If YOU DO what is RIGHT, will you not be ACCEPTED? But if you DO NOT what is RIGHT, sin is crouching at your door; it (speaking of SIN or more precisely SATAN who has ENTERED into the world) desires to have you, but YOU must MASTER it. (or YOU must be MASTER over SIN and Satan and NOT let Satan's temptation master or overcome you)"

Again it it perfectly clear to ME that Almighty God is WARNING Cain and us as well that we have a CHOICE in the matter and IF we make the CHOICE to DO that which is RIGHT, then we will be ACCEPTED of God, and if we make the CHOICE to simply LET the INFLUENCE or TEMPTATION of Satan RULE over us, then we will SIN and do that which is NOT right before God.

Can you not see that SIN or the INFLUENCE of Satan entered into the world and then DEATH was PASSED upon men BY the result of each individual man making the CHOICE to obey the INFLUENCE of Satan and do that which is NOT right before God, and NOT that ALL of mankind automatically INHERITED a so called SINFUL NATURE that made it impossible for any man to do that which is RIGHT before God.

The TRUTH of the matter is DEATH was passed upon all men BECAUSE all men at one time or another made a CHOICE to GIVE INTO the INFLUENCE of Satan's TEMPTATION and SINNED. Please read Romans 5:12 one more time.

"Wherefore, as by one man SIN entered into the WORLD, and death BY sin; and so DEATH passed upon all men, (WHY? Why does DEATH or SEPARATION from God come or pass upon all men?) FOR (or BECAUSE) that ALL have SINNED:"

The REASON that death or spiritual separation from God is passed upon ALL men is BECAUSE every single human being EXCEPT for Jesus, the Son of Almighty God has made the CHOICE to give into the INFLUENCE of Satan's temptation and SINNED of their OWN FREE WILL. No where in the Bible do I my self find that ALL of mankind has INHERITED a so called SINFUL NATURE that causes us to SIN.

The TRUTH of the matter is that what causes us to sin is the INFLUENCE and DECEPTION of Satan. It it UNNATURAL for man to SIN. Man does NOT have a NATURE to SIN. It is NOT NATURAL for man to SIN. Therefore mankind does NOT have a SINFUL NATURE. let me PROVE this to you once and for all time. Please read Romans 1:18-32, which PLAINLY and CLEARLY teaches us that it is AGAINST or NATURE to SIN, therefore PROVING that we are NOT BORN with a SINFUL NATURE as some FALSELY teach.

"For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; (WHY?)

19. Because that which may be known of God is manifest (or made KNOWN) IN THEM; for God has shewed it unto them.(God shows us that which is right from wrong through the CONSCIOUS which we INHERITED because of Adam's original sin)

20. For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are WITHOUT EXCUSE:

21. Because that, when they KNEW God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but BECAME VAIN in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened (or the heart BECAME darkened).

22. Professing themselves to be wise, they BECAME FOOLS,

23. And CHANGED the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and four footed beasts, and creeping things.

24. Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts (which they themselves CHOSE to have darkened), to dishonor their own bodies between themselves:

25. Who CHANGED the truth of God into a lie, and worshiped and served the creature MORE than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. (by making the CHOICE to obey the INFLUENCE of Satan rather than the word of God)

26. For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did CHANGE the NATURAL use into that which is against NATURE:

27. And likewise also the men, leaving the NATURAL use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was meet.

28. And even as they did not like to RETAIN God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;

29. Being FILLED with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,

30. Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

31. Without understanding, covenant breakers, WITHOUT NATURAL AFFECTION, implacable, unmerciful:

32. Who KNOWING the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them."

In other words, ALL these SINS mention here are the result of being WITHOUT NATURAL AFFECTION and doing that which is AGAINST our very NATURE to do. To ME, this passage of scripture PROVES without a doubt that SIN is AGAINST the very NATURE in which Almighty God created us and therefore proves that we are NOT BORN with a SINFUL NATURE as some FALSELY teach.

Now some of you may say that I am trying to twist the scriptures to include all sin as an UNNATURAL act of mankind and it is ONLY the SIN of HOMOSEXUALITY that is AGAINST the NATURE of mankind to commit. Well to ME, even if ONE sin is AGAINST the NATURE of mankind to commit, then this would prove that mankind is not BORN will this so called SINFUL NATURE, because God's word CLEARLY states that it is UNNATURAL or against the very NATURE of man to lie with another man and a woman to lie with another woman. And if we break just ONE point of the law, then the WHOLE law is transgressed. The question still needs to be asked, if Paul was ONLY speaking about the ONE SIN of HOMOSEXUALITY, then WHY did Paul bother to list all the others sins and say that those who do such things are WITHOUT NATURAL affection?

The Bible teaches that out of the mouth of two or three witnesses to let everything be established. So then, let us take a close look at Romans 2:5-15, which teaches us that the GENTILES who were considered SINNERS by the Jews KEPT the law of God by their NATURE with which they were BORN.

"But after your hardness and impenitent heart treasuring up unto YOURSELF wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;

6. Who will render to EVERY man according to his deeds:

7. To THEM who by patient CONTINUANCE in WELL DOING seek for glory and honor and immortality, eternal life:

8. But unto THEM that are CONTENTIOUS, and do NOT OBEY the truth, but obey unrighteousness, (or obey the INFLUENCE of Satan and make the CHOICE to give into his temptation and SIN) indignation and wrath,

9. Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that does evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;

10. But glory, honor, and peace, to every man that works good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile:

11. For there is no respect of persons with God.

12. For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law: and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law;

13. (For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the DOERS of the law shall be justified.

14. For when the Gentiles, which have NOT the law, do BY NATURE the things contained in the law, THESE (speaking of ALL of mankind, but more particularly here as being GENTILES, who are BORN with a NATURE to do that which is RIGHT, because we ALL have a CONSCIENCE that bears witness to us of right and wrong, THESE), having not the law, are a law unto themselves:

15. Which show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another ;)"

You see even though we ALL are BORN will a CONSCIENCE that bear witness to our hearts that which is right or wrong, we also have been the freedom to CHOOSE which INFLUENCE we are going to OBEY and therefore we all at time make EXCUSES and try to REASON away the INFLUENCE which we decide to follow or not follow.

My point is this, SOME of these GENTILES, who BY their NATURE, made the CHOICE to OBEY the LAW of Almighty God and do that which was RIGHT before God, without ever having been given the WRITTEN COMMANDMENT of God which they could read, BECAUSE they and we are ALL BORN with the NATURE to know what is right and what is wrong. And it is our NATURE at first to follow that which is RIGHT. However, because SIN or more precisely because the INFLUENCE of Satan, who TEMPTS us to SIN has ENTERED into the world or was ALLOWED to remain in the world, then ALL of mankind at one time or another has either been DECEIVED by the deceitfulness of sin or has simply GIVEN INTO the INFLUENCE of Satan and has SINNED. Therefore DEATH has PASSED upon ALL of mankind, BECAUSE ALL men have SINNED by their OWN FREE WILL at one time or another.

SIMPLY put;

NO man or woman

has been BORN with a

SINFUL NATURE!

Now some of you may still not be convince of this Biblical TRUTH and DEMAND that the Bible clearly teaches that there is NOT ONE who is RIGHTEOUS, NO NOT ONE!

Well lets us take a CLOSER look at what the WHOLE word of Almighty God has to say about these verses that SEEM to say that there is NOT ONE RIGHTEOUS, NO NOT ONE. Please read Romans 3:9, which teaches us that we are ALL under SIN, both Jew and Gentile.

"What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before PROVED both Jews and Gentiles, that they are ALL UNDER SIN;"

Now why Paul goes on in the following verses taking them OUT of CONTEXT to show further that ALL of mankind is UNDER SIN I have no clue. I myself see the NEW TESTAMENT as letters and teachings that were written by men who were indeed inspired by God to write them, but not necessarily every single word being a THUS SAYS THE LORD. What I mean by this is that there are places in the New Testament when Paul comes right out and plainly states that he is speaking as a MAN, which to ME, says that not every single word Paul says is inspired of God. In other words, I personally believe that at time Paul puts in his own opinion. There are preachers today that take verses OUT of CONTEXT to MAKE a POINT and I personally believe that this is what Paul is doing here in Romans 3:9-18 to MAKE the POINT that ALL HAVE SINNED and therefore ALL of mankind have FALLEN SHORT of the glory of Almighty God and THUS NEEDS a SAVIOR.

"What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are ALL UNDER SIN; (then Paul goes on to try and FURTHER prove this truth, which he already said that he PROVED before. Anyway Paul goes on to say:)

10. As it is WRITTEN, There is NONE righteous, NO, NOT ONE (so then, WHERE is it WRITTEN that there is NONE righteous, NO, NOT ONE? Let us read through the entire list of scriptures that Paul QUOTES before we go to the Old Testament and read them in their CONTEXT):

11. There is NONE that understands, there is NONE that seeks after God.

12. They are ALL gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is NONE that does good, NO, NOT ONE.

13. Their throat is an open sepulcher; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:

14. Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:

15. Their feet are swift to shed blood:

16. Destruction and misery are in their ways:

17. And the way of peace have they not known:

18. There is no fear of God before their eyes."

Now in verses 10, 11, and 12 Paul is quoting from Psalm 14, which clearly is NOT speaking about ALL of mankind, but RATHER is speaking of or prophesying of the FOOL that says there is NO God is the last days. Please read Psalm 14:1-5, which says,

"The FOOL has said in HIS heart, There is NO God. THEY (speaking of those who FOOLISHLY say in THEIR heart that there is NO God. THEY) are corrupt, THEY have done abominable works, there is NONE (of THEM, the understood subject of who is being talked about, which is the FOOL that says there is NO God. There is NONE of THEM) that does good.

2. The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God. (a prophecy of the last days when the wickedness is come to full once more in the earth)

3 THEY (again speaking of the FOOL who says there is NO God in the last days, THEY) are all gone aside, THEY are all together BECOME filthy: there is NONE (of THEM, again the understood subject referring to the FOOLS in the last days that says there is NO God. There is NONE of THEM) that does good, NO, NOT ONE (of THEM, speaking again of the FOOL in the last days when wickedness has come to completion, which is the understood subject throughout this entire Psalm).

4. Have all the WORKERS of INIQUITY no knowledge ? Who eat up MY PEOPLE (thus proving that their are GODLY and RIGHTEOUS people of God on the earth that are being killed by these WICKED people who say in THEIR heart that there is NO God. It is THESE workers of INIQUITY who eat up God people) as THEY eat bread, and call not upon the LORD.

5. There were THEY (speaking of he FOOL in the last days that says in his heart that there is NO God and who work iniquity including the killing of the RIGHTEOUS people of God. It is THEY, the FOOL that shall be) in great fear: (WHY? Why shall these FOOLS who say that there is NO God who persecute the people of God FEAR in the last days when Jesus comes to execute the WRATH of Almighty God?) FOR (or because) God is in the generation of the RIGHTEOUS.(which again PROVES that Paul took these verse OUT of CONTEXT either intentionally of unintentionally, but none the less by NOT keeping them IN the CONTEXT they have led many to be MISLED into believing that Paul was speaking of ALL of mankind when he quoted Psalm 14 saying that there is NONE righteous, NO, NOT ONE)"

The TRUTH of the matter none of these verse Paul quoted in Romans 3:12-18 are speaking of ALL of mankind as many FALSELY teach, but RATHER they are all speaking of the WICKED at the end of the age when God shall judge the wicked, because NONE of the WICKED will seek after God, and NONE of the WICKED will TURN from THEIR wicked way. In other words, the FULNESS of the Gentiles will have come in and be completed when God will look upon the children of men and see for himself that NONE of the WICKED will SEEK after God no matter how much the gospel is preached. Please read Psalm 14:7, the last verse in this short chapter from the Wycliffe translation that prophesies of the last days WHEN the DELIVERER shall come out of Zion to set Israel free from the nations that are warring against her at the battle of Armageddon.

"Who shall give from Zion health to Israel? WHEN the Lord has turned away the captivity of his people; Jacob shall fully be joyful/Jacob shall (make) full out joy, and Israel shall be glad. (Who shall give victory/Who shall give salvation, or deliverance, to Israel out of Zion? WHEN the Lord has RETURNED the prosperity of his people, then Jacob shall rejoice; yea, Israel shall be glad.)"

Now the first part of verse 13 in Romans chapter 3 Paul is quoting from Psalm 5. Lets us read the first part of Romans 3:13 again before we read Psalm 5:9 in it entire CONTEXT.

"THEIR throat is an open sepulcher; with THEIR tongues THEY have used deceit;..."

So then. WHO is the THEIR and the THEY speaking of here? Is the THEY and the THEIR referring to ALL of mankind as many of us have be TAUGHT? Well let us see by taking a CLOSE look at Psalm 5:9, which is the verse that Paul is quoting, but let us examine it in it's CONTEXT by reading the entire Psalm 5:1-12, which CLEARLY and PLAINLY teaches us that Paul is quoting about the LAST DAYS and that the are RIGHTEOUS people of God on the earth in these last days who are PRAYING this Psalm about the WICKED to be DESTROYED, because THEY, the WICKED are killing the RIGHTEOUS.

"Give ear to MY words, O LORD, consider MY meditation.

2. Hearken unto the voice of MY cry, MY King, and MY God: for unto you will I pray.

3. MY voice shall you hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct MY prayer unto you, and will look up.

4. For thou are not a God that has pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with you.

5. The FOOLISH (speaking of the FOOLISH wicked people who say that there is NO God and who work iniquity) shall NOT stand in your sight: you hate all WORKERS of INIQUITY.

6. You shall DESTROY THEM that speak leasing: the LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.

7. BUT as for ME, I will come into your house in the multitude of your mercy: and in your fear will I worship toward your holy temple.

8. Lead me, O LORD, in your righteousness because of mine enemies; make your way straight before MY face.

9. For (or because) there is NO faithfulness in THEIR mouth; THEIR inward part is very wickedness; THEIR throat is an open sepulcher; THEY flatter with THEIR tongue.

10. DESTROY you THEM, O God; let THEM fall by THEIR own counsels; cast THEM out in the multitude of THEIR transgressions; for THEY have rebelled against you.

11. BUT let all those that put their TRUST in you rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because you defend them: let them also that love your name be joyful in you.

12. For you, LORD, will bless the RIGHTEOUS; with favor will you compass him (the RIGHTEOUS) as with a shield."

CLEARLY verse 9, which Paul is quoting in the first half of Romans 3:13 is speaking of the WICKED in the LAST DAYS, when the RIGHTEOUS are praying to God to DESTROY THEM, because there is NONE of the WICKED that are SEEKING after God, NO, NOT ONE.

In the last half of verse 13 Paul is quoting from Psalm 140:3. Again let us read the last half of Romans 3:13 before we read the entire CONTEXT of Psalm 140:3, which again is NOT speaking of ALL of mankind as many of us have been FALSELY taught.

"...the poison of asps is under their lips:"

Now here is Psalm 140:3 left in it's ENTIRE CONTEXT, Psalm 140:1-13, which again CLEARLY is speaking of the LAST DAYS when the WICKED are CONTINUALLY making WAR against Israel.

"Deliver ME (speaking of the RIGHTEOUS in the LAST DAYS), O LORD, from the EVIL MAN: preserve ME from the VIOLENT MAN;

2. Which imagine mischief in THEIR heart; continually are THEY gathered together for WAR.

3. THEY have sharpened THEIR tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under THEIR lips. Selah.

4. Keep ME, O LORD, from the hands of the WICKED; preserve ME from the VIOLENT MAN; who have purposed to overthrow MY goings.

5. The PROUD have hid a snare for ME, and cords; THEY have spread a net by the wayside; THEY have set gins for me. Selah.

6. I said unto the LORD, You are MY God: hear the voice of MY supplications, O LORD.

7. O GOD the Lord, the strength of MY salvation, You have covered MY head in the DAY of BATTLE.

8. Grant NOT, O LORD, the desires of the WICKED: further NOT HIS WICKED device; lest THEY exalt themselves. Selah.

9. As for the head of those that compass ME about, let the mischief of THEIR own lips cover THEM.

10. Let burning coals fall upon THEM: let THEM be cast into the FIRE; into deep pits, that THEY rise not up again.

11. Let not an EVIL speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow HIM.

12. I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.

13. Surely the RIGHTEOUS shall give thanks unto your name: the UPRIGHT shall dwell in your presence."

Again, CLEARLY the CONTEXT is speaking of the WICKED and VIOLENT men in the LAST DAYS in the DAY of BATTLE when the WICKED shall make WAR against God's RIGHTEOUS people the Jews and the Christians.

Can you not see my dear brothers and sisters in our Lord Jesus Christ that Paul has either intentionally or unintentionally taken these verse OUT of their CONTEXT when he quoted them in Romans 3:12-18 and thereby many have been MISLED into believing that Paul was speaking about ALL of mankind when he said that there are NONE righteous, NO, NOT ONE who SEEKS after God. Again I have no clue as to WHY Paul took all these verse OUT of their CONTEXT. I can only suppose that he was trying to make a point the ALL of mankind had SINNED at one time of the other and therefore, ALL of mankind had fallen short of the glory of God and were considered to be UNDER SIN, and THEREFORE were in NEED of a SAVIOR.

In Romans 3:14 Paul is quoting Psalm 10:7. Lets us read Romans 3:14, which says,

"Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:"

Now WHOSE mouth is this verse speaking of that is full of cursing and bitterness? Is it the mouth of every single person on the earth or ALL of mankind as many of us have been taught? Or is it the mouth of ONLY the WICKED in the LAST DAYS that Psalm 10:7 is speaking about? Let us keep this verse in it's CONTEXT by reading the entire Psalm 10:1-18, which says,

"Why stand you afar off, O LORD? why hide you yourself in TIMES of TROUBLE (speaking of the LAST DAYS right before Jesus comes to execute the WRATH of Almighty God upon the WICKED)?

2. The WICKED in his pride does PERSECUTE the poor: let THEM (speaking of the WICKED) be taken in the devices that THEY have imagined.

3. For the WICKED boasts of his heart's desire, (which is to DOMINATE the world and kill all the Jews and the Christians) and blesses the covetous, whom the LORD abhors.

4. The WICKED, through the pride of his countenance, WILL NOT SEEK after God: (CLEARLY it is the WICKED who is NOT righteous, NO, NOY ONE wicked person in the last days will SEEK after God) God is NOT in all HIS thoughts.

5. HIS ways are always grievous; your judgments are far above out of HIS sight: as for all his enemies, he puffs at them.

6. HE hath said in HIS heart, I shall not be moved: for I shall never be in adversity.

7. HIS mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.(so then, it is clear that it is the MOUTH of the WICKED ONLY and NOT ALL of mankind that this verse is speaking about)

8. He sits in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places does he murder the innocent (speaking of the WICKED murdering the innocent Christians and the Jews): his eyes are privily set against the poor.

9. He lies in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lies in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draws him into his net.

10. He crouches, and humbles himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones.

11. He hath said in his heart, God has forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see it. (in other words, there is NO God)

12. Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up your hand: forget not the humble.

13. Wherefore does the wicked contemn God? he hath said in his heart, You will not require it.

14 You have seen it; for you behold mischief and spite, to requite it with your hand: the poor commits himself unto you; you are the helper of the fatherless.

15. Break you the arm of the WICKED and the EVIL MAN: seek out his wickedness till you find none.(in other words, destroy every last one of the wicked Lord till there be no wicked person left)

16. The LORD is King for ever and ever: the heathen are perished out of his land.(speaking of the last days when Jesus shall be King of kings for 1000 years)

17. LORD, you have heard the desire of the humble: you will prepare their heart, you will cause your ear to hear:

18. To JUDGE the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may NO MORE OPPRESS."

EVERY verse that Paul has quoted so far from the Ol Testament has been taken OUT of CONTEXT and either intentionally or unintentionally has been quoted together in such a way as to lead one to believe that he is speaking of ALL of mankind when he says that NONE are RIGHTEOUS, NO, NOT ONE, and NONE SEEK after God.

But the TRUTH of the matter is that these verse when LEFT in the CONTEXT are CLEARLY speaking of ONLY the WICKED in the LAST DAYS that are the ones who are NOT seeking God and that the wickedness of the wicked has gotten so bad that there will be NONE of these WICKED in the last days that will TURN from their wickedness, NO, NOT ONE. In other words, the wickedness has come to FULL, when NONE of the WICKED shall become RIGHTEOUS, NO, NOT ONE.

In Romans 3:15 Paul is quoting Proverbs 1:16. Again let us read Romans 3:15, before we read where Paul quoted from in the old Testament.

"THEIR feet are swift to shed blood:

Again whose are the THEIR feet that are swift to shed blood? Is it the feet of ALL of mankind that many of us have been taught? Or is it the feet of the WICKED ONLY? Let us read the Proverbs 1:10-16, which is the CONTEXT of Romans 3:15.

"MY son, if SINNERS entice YOU, consent you not.

11. If THEY say, Come with US, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:

12. Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit:

13. WE (speaking of the SINNERS) shall find all precious substance, WE shall fill our houses with spoil:

14. Cast in YOUR lot among US; let us all have one purse:

15. MY son, walk NOT you in the way with THEM; refrain your foot from THEIR path:

16. For THEIR feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood."

So AGAIN the THEIR here in Romans 3:15 is referring to ONLY the WICKED and NOT to ALL of mankind as many of us have FALSELY been taught by the doctrines of ORIGINAL SIN and TOTAL DEPRAVITY. Clearly the CONTEXT of Romans 3:12-18 reveals to us the TRUTH that there are many RIGHTEOUS ones in the earth at the same time that the WICKED have become so wicked that NONE of the WICKED, NO, NOT ONE SEEK after God in the LAST DAYS.

In Romans 3:16,17 Paul is quoting Isaiah 59:7,8. Here is what Romans 3:16,17 says,

" Destruction and misery are in THEIR ways:

17. And the way of peace have THEY not known:"

Now when I read Isaiah 59 I see again two groups of people, the WICKED and the RIGHTEOUS. But I also see ISRAEL as being in transgression against God and being heavily persecuted, but yet they do not cry out to God for judgment, but rather take matters into their own hands while all the while God is wanting them to call upon him.

I also see in verse 15 that those who DEPART from WICKEDNESS make themselves a TARGET or PREY for the wicked to cut them down. The more I study about ISLAM and the LAST DAYS I am seeing Isaiah 59:15 being fulfilled today.

"Yea, truth fails; and he that DEPARTS from EVIL MAKE HIMSELF PREY: and the LORD saw it, and it displeased him that there was no judgment."

In Romans 3:18 Paul is quoting Psalm 36:1. First read Romans verse 18, which says,

"There is no fear of God before their eyes."

Now please read Psalm 36:1 in it's ENTIRE CONTEXT, which again is prophesying of the LAST DAYS, when the wickedness of the WICKED has come to full and the TIME of JUDGMENT has come. To ME, there is NO DOUBT that the THEIR throughout Romans 3:12-18 is speaking of ONLY the WICKED and NOT ALL of mankind as many of us have FALSE been taught by the FALSE doctrines of ORIGINAL SIN and TOTAL DEPRAVITY. Here is Psalm 36:1-12, which clearly teaches us that the THEIR who have NO FEAR of God before THEIR eyes is speaking of the WICKED, the FOOL that says in his heart that there is NO God.

"The transgression of the WICKED says within my heart, that there is NO fear of God before HIS eyes.

2. For he flatters himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful (in other words, the WICKED have become SO WICKED and PRIDEFUL that THEY have become HATED and it GRIEVES and REPENTS God to have to DESTROY that WICKED once again).

3. The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he has LEFT OFF to be wise (PROVING that ALL of mankind are NOT BORN WICKED), and to do good.

4. He devises mischief upon his bed; he sets HIMSELF in a way that is not good; (again PROVING that ALL of mankind do NOT INHERIT a SINFUL NATURE, but rather make the CHOICE to set THEMSELVES in the way that is evil) he abhors not evil.

5. Your mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; and your faithfulness reaches unto the clouds.

6. Your righteousness is like the great mountains; your judgments are a great deep: O LORD, you preserve man and beast.

7. How excellent is your loving kindness, O God! therefore the CHILDREN of MEN put their TRUST under the shadow of your wings.

8. THEY (speaking of ONLY those CHILDREN of MEN in TRUST is the Lord and who call upon the name of the Lord to be saved) shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of your house; and you shall make them drink of the river of your pleasures.

9. For with you is the fountain of life: in your light shall we see light.

10. O continue your loving kindness unto them that know you; and your righteousness to the UPRIGHT in heart.(again proving that not EVERY heart of mankind is evil continually as some FALSE teach)

11. Let not the foot of pride come against ME, and let not the hand of the WICKED remove ME.

12. There are the WORKERS of INIQUITY fallen: THEY are cast down, and shall not be able to rise. (prophesying of the LAST DAYS when judgment shall be executed upon the WICKED)"

Now I have CLEARLY and PLAINLY shown that in EVERY single verse that Paul QUOTED from the Old Testament was TAKEN OUT of CONTEXT and made to say something that the CONTEXT clearly does NOT say or teach, which consequently has lead many to FALSELY believe that Paul was teaching that ALL of mankind is WICKED and that there is NONE righteous, NO, NOT ONE who SEEKS after God.

HOWEVER, the TRUTH of the WHOLE word of God CLEARLY and PLAINLY reveals that these verses in Romans 3:12-18 are speaking of ONLY the WICKED in the LAST DAYS who are NOT SEEKING after God. And NONE of the WICKED, NO, NOT ONE WICKED person in the LAST DAYS will SEEK after God, NO, NOT ONE.

UNTIL Jesus comes in the clouds of glory and power and then a REMNANT of the nations will CALL upon the Lord and be saved ALIVE to go into the 1000 year reign of Jesus in their MORTAL bodies to be taught of the Lord. For a deep understanding of this truth please read the study entitled "THE SECOND COMING of JESUS", but for now let us continue with this study in God word EXPOSING the FALSE teaching of Calvinism by closely examining the doctrines of Reformed Theology in the LIGHT of the WHOLE word of God.

Still there may be some who believe and teach the doctrine of original sin and the doctrine of total depravity that will say that I am the one who is twisting the scriptures, because the Bible clearly says that the HEART of MAN is DESPERITLY WICKED. Then they will quote Jeremiah 17:9 which says,

"The HEART is DECEITFUL above all things, and DESPERATELY WICKED: who can know it?"

But again WHOSE heart is deceitful above all things? And WHOSE heart is desperately wicked? Is it the heart of EVERY single human being ever born in that every single human being is BORN with a desperately wicked heart that is deceitful above all things.

OR is it ONLY the heart of those who have BECOME WICKED? In others words, is the CONTEXT of this verse speaking about EVERY heart of ALL of mankind, or is the TRUE meaning of this verse LEFT in it's CONTEXT speaking about the WICKED HEART that is DECEITFUL above all things, and the HEART that has BECOME WICKED is now become DESPERATELY WICKED that WHO can truly KNOW it?

Well let us again read the CONTEXT to find out. Please read Jeremiah 17:1, 5-10 where in verse 1 we read how the SIN of Judah is written upon the table of THEIR heart.

"1. The SIN of Judah (and not the wicked sinful nature of ALL of mankind) is written with a pen of iron, and with the point of a diamond: it is graven upon the table of THEIR heart, and upon the horns of your altars;"

Then God warns them that if the continue in their sin that he will cut them off from the land, because THEIR heart has DEPARTED from the Lord. Now read verse 5 through 10.

"Thus says the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusts in man, and makes flesh his arm, and WHOSE HEART DEPARTS from the LORD.(So then, it is the HEART that trusts in MAN and DEPARTS from the Lord whose heart is DECEITFUL and DESPERATELY WICKED)

6. For HE (the one who DEPARTS from the Lord) shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good comes; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited. (then in the next two verses the Lord goes on to CONTRASTS the difference between the HEART that is DECEITFUL and DESPERATELY WICKED, BECAUSE that heart has DEPARTED from the Lord with the HEART that TRUSTS in the Lord)

7. Blessed is the man that trusts in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.

8. For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreads out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat comes, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.(then is the next verse God goes back to speaking about the HEART that has DEPARTED from the Lord and trust in MAN)

9. The HEART (speaking of ONLY the HEART that DEPARTS from the Lord) is DECEITFUL above all things, and DESPERATELY WICKED: who can know it? (then in the next verse we learn that there are obviously DIFFERENT kinds of HEARTS or else WHY would God even bother to SEARCH the HEART to find out which KIND of HEART a person has?)

10. I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his WAYS, and according to the fruit of his DOINGS."

Now IF it were true that verse 9 means EVERY HEART of ALL of mankind is DECEITFUL and DESPERATELY WICKED as some FALSELY teach, then this would mean that ALL of mankind would be JUDGED ACCORDING to his EVIL WICKED WAYS, because the FRUIT of a WICKED EVIL heart can only be EVIL. Jesus clearly and plainly teaches us this truth in the gospels.

Can you not see my dear brothers and sisters in our Lord Jesus Christ that Jeremiah 17:9 is speaking of ONLY the HEART of those who DEPART from the Lord whose heart is DECEITFUL and DESPERATELY WICKED. Also please notice that EVEN this person who DEPARTS from the Lord whose heart BECAME WICKED was NOT BORN with a WICKED SINFUL NATURE that is SO TOTALLY DEPRAVED that it is rendered TOTALLY UNABLE to turn to God without FIRST being REGENERATED or born again of the Holy Spirit as some FALSELY teach, because the context of this verse clearly teaches us that these hearts DEPARTED from the Lord.

Calvinism clearly teaches that ALL of the ELECT will be saved without fail and that NONE of the ELECT can LOSE their salvation. Calvinism also teaches that NO NON ELECT person will be drawn to God to be saved and that NO UNREGENERATED person can come to the Lord. Therefore according to Calvinism it can be ONLY the ELECT one who DEPARTS from the Lord whose heart BECOMES DECEITFUL and DESPERATELY WICKED, but yet according to Calvinism NO ELECT one can ever possibly DEPART from the Lord. Every Calvinist that I have talked to will argue that those who DEPART from the Lord were NEVER truly saved. Calvinism totally CONTRADICTS itself, so do NOT TRUST in MAN that DEPARTS from the TRUTH of the WHOLE word of Almighty God. Think it THROUGH for YOURSELF.

With that being said let us go to the gospels and see what our Lord Jesus the Christ said about the TWO DIFFERENT kinds of HEARTS, the GOOD heart and the EVIL heart, and HOW the HEART BECOMES EVIL. Please read Luke 6:43-49, which says,

"For a GOOD tree brings NOT forth corrupt fruit; neither does a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.

44. For EVERY tree is KNOWN by his OWN fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes.

45. A good man out of the GOOD TREASURE of his heart brings forth that which is GOOD; and an evil man out of the EVIL TREASURE of his heart brings forth that which is evil: for of the ABUNDANCE of the heart his mouth speaks.

46. And WHY call you me, Lord, Lord, and DO NOT the things which I say?

47. Whosoever comes to me, and hears my sayings, and DOES them, I will show you to whom he is like:

48. HE (speaking of ONLY the one who obeys the teaching of Jesus) is like a man which built an house, and dug deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.

49. BUT he that hears, and does NOT, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great."

In other words, is is up to US to make the TREASURE in our heart GOOD in ABUNDANCE so that we become DOERS of the word and NOT just HEARERS ONLY whereby we DECEIVE our own self.

Now please read Matthew 12:33-37 where Jesus warns us to either make the tree GOOD and the FRUIT GOOD, or else make the tree CORRUPT and the FRUIT CORRUPT, because the one who is LUKEWARM Jesus will spew out of his mouth when he comes.

"Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is KNOWN by his fruit.

34. O generation of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the ABUNDANCE of the heart the mouth speaks.

35. A good man out of the GOOD TREASURE of the heart brings forth GOOD things: and an evil man out of the EVIL TREASURE brings forth EVIL things.

36. But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

37. For by your words you shalt be justified, and by your words you shall be condemned."

My point is this, when a born again Christian continually SPEAKS out of his or her mouth that they are SINNERS, then that is what will be BROUGHT FORTH. If you are TIRED of giving in to temptations then start changing the TREASURE of your HEART to that which is GOOD until it becomes the ABUNDANCE of your heart and you begin to speak God's word of TRUTH that you are a NEW CREATION and that the OLD treasure of your heart which BECAME EVIL has PASSED away and is DEAD to you.

Begin reading and meditating on the word of God that teaches you that you are MORE than a conqueror THROUGH Jesus Christ and the anointing that is in you. For a deeper understand of how you can live free from sin please read the study called "HOW TO LIVE FREE FROM SIN" and the study entitled "THE POWER OF OUR WORDS". But for now let us continue this study in God's word to expose the lies of these FALSE doctrines of original sin and total depravity.

Now even after all this clear and plain evidence from God's word that proves beyond any shadow of a doubt that mankind did NOT INHERIT a SINFUL NATURE because of the sin of Adam there are some than want to cling to that which they have been taught by these FALSE man made doctrines of original sin and total depravity based upon Job 15:14, which says,

"What is MAN, that he should be CLEAN? And he which is BORN of a woman, that he should be RIGHTEOUS?"

As I have said many times, ANY verse when taken OUT of CONTEXT and viewed ALONE and APART from the WHOLE word of God may SEEM to be saying something that the whole word of God does NOT teach. So then, let us keep this verse in perspective to the WHOLE word of God and see what the TRUTH of the matter truly is.

Now if you read the entire context beginning with Job 15:1 you will see that a MAN named Eliphaz was MOCKING Job, who was maintaining that he himself was a RIGHTEOUS man before God. Now in Job 13:15 we see that Job is DECLARING to Eliphaz and his friends that he would MAINTAIN his WAYS. Then in Job 12:4 we see that the WAYS of Job were UPRIGHT or RIGHTEOUS before God.

"I am as one MOCKED of his neighbor, who CALLS upon God, and he ANSWERS him: the JUST UPRIGHT MAN is laughed to scorn."

So then, now we have TWO different sides of a coin so to speak. On one side we have a MAN named Eliphaz that says what is MAN that he should be CLEAN and one BORN of a woman that he should be RIGHTEOUS. And on the other side we have another man named Job whose MAINTAINS that he is a JUST and UPRIGHT MAN before God.

Now WHO is right and who is wrong, because BOTH cannot be right. Either ALL of mankind is BORN WICKED and SINFUL, OR ALL of mankind is BORN INNOCENT and RIGHTEOUS before God. Both ways cannot be right.

Well I suppose that you can have YOUR OPINION and I suppose that I could have mine. But for ME, I would rather let the WHOLE word of TRUTH, the Holy Bible speak for itself and teach us which man is right by comparing scripture with scripture.

So then, let us go to the end of the book of Job and read Job 42:7, where we see Almighty God HIMSELF speaking of this SAME matter of the THINGS which this MAN Eliphaz has SPOKEN to Job.

"And it was so, that after the LORD had spoken these words unto Job, the LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My WRATH is kindled against YOU, and against your two friends: (WHY?) FOR (or because) YOU (speaking of ALL THREE of YOU, you AND your TWO friends) have NOT spoken of me the thing that is RIGHT, as my servant Job HAS."

So then, this man Eliphaz did NOT speak that which is RIGHT before God, when he SPOKE these words in Job 15:14.

"What is MAN that he should be CLEAN and one BORN of a woman that he should be RIGHTEOUS."

Now if you are still not convince that Job was a RIGHTEOUS and UPRIGHT man before Almighty God, then let us go to the beginning of the book of Job and read Job 1:1,8 and Job 2:3, which clearly teach us that Job is a RIGHTEOUS man, because Almighty God HIMSELF DECLARES Job to be a PERFECT and UPRIGHT MAN.

Job 1:1

"There was a MAN in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and THAT MAN was PERFECT and UPRIGHT, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil (or fled from evil)."

Well some may say, Well that was the narrator of the book of Job who said that and not Almighty God himself. So to you I say keep reading, because in Job 1:8 it is CLEARLY Almighty God speaking these SAME words.

"And the LORD said unto Satan, Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a PERFECT and an UPRIGHT MAN, one that fears God, and eschews evil?"

Then Almighty God REPEATS almost these same exact words again to us making sure that we KNOW without a doubt that MAN can be PERFECT and UPRIGHT before God even under the attack of Satan the devil.

"And the LORD said unto Satan, Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a PERFECT and an UPRIGHT MAN, one that fears God, and eschews evil? And STILL he holds fast his INTEGRITY, although you move me against him, to destroy him without cause."

So EVEN under the direct attack of Satan we can REMAIN that PERFECT and UPRIGHT MAN that we have BECOME THROUGH the shed blood of Jesus who set us FREE from the DOMINION of SIN.

Now that you have seen what the word of TRUTH of the WHOLE word of God TRULY teaches us you are going to have to make a choice as to which side you are going to believe, the side of the MAN Eliphaz who says "What is MAN that he should be CLEAN and One BORN of a woman that he should be RIGHTEOUS."

OR are you going to side with the word of TRUTH, the WHOLE world of Almighty God who plainly and clearly declares the MAN Job to be a PERFECT and an UPRIGHT MAN before him.

Keep in mind that those MEN who teach these FALSE doctrines of MEN on original sin and total depravity us Job 15:14 in order to TRY and proved their MAN made doctrines.

My point is this, YOU can believe what you want to believe, but the TRUTH of the matter is that these FALSE doctrines of original sin and total depravity will only serve to KEEP you UNDER the BONDAGE of SIN, because they teach you that you are BORN with a SINFUL NATURE and that it is YOUR NATURE to SIN.

However if you truly desire to quit sinning and be an OVER COMER, then start believing the WHOLE word of Almighty God, rather than the doctrines of MAN.

Your brother in our Lord Jesus Christ,

Mark.

Return to Homepage

at

AMatterOfTruth.com