Depravity of Man- Quote:
"This universal depravity of men is no slight evil. The whole human race, by their apostaty from God, are totally depraved. By total depravity, it is not meant that all men are equally wicked; nor that any man is as thoroughtly corrup as it is possible for a man to be; nor that men are destitute of all moral virtues. The Scriptures recognize the fact, which experience abundantly confirms that men, to a greater or less degree are honest in dealings, kind in their feelings, and beneficent in their conduct."
Charles Hodge, Systematic Theology, copyright 1997
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Scripture:
" The Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And the Lord was sorry that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him to his heart. " Genesis 6:5-6
"Now the earth was corrupt in God's sight, and the earth was filled with violence. And God saw the earth, and behold, it was corrupt, for all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth." Genesis 6:11-12
"Can mortal man be in the right before God? Can a man be pure before his Maker?" Job 4:17
"Truly I know that it is so:But how can a man be in the right before God?" Job 9:2
"What is man, that he can be pure?Or he who is born of a woman, that he can be righteous?" Job 15:14
"How then can man be in the right before God?How can he who is born of woman be pure? Behold, even the moon is not bright,and the stars are not pure in his eyes; how much less man, who is a maggot,and the son of man, who is a worm!” Job 25:4-6
"The Lord looks down from heaven on the children of man,to see if there are any who understand, who seek after God. They have all turned aside; together they have become corrupt; there is none who does good, not even one." Psalm 14:1-3
"Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity,and in sin did my mother conceive me." Psalm 51:5
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