Man's Fallen Nature

What is sin?

Sin is "missing the mark", not meeting God's standard of righteousness. It is choosing not to follow God's will (Isaiah 53:6). It is declaring (by words or deeds) independence from God.

Why do we sin?

We sin because Adam sinned in disobeying God (1 Corinthians 15:22), and we inherited our sin nature (instinct?) from him (Romans 5:12).

Who sins?

Everyone has a sin nature and this nature causes us to sin ( Romans 3:23, Psalms 53:2-3, Ecclesiastes 7:20). This is because we are all descended from Adam. No man has never sinned.

What are the results of man's sin?

There are physical effects of sin. Since Adam sinned, the earth has been under a curse (Genesis 3:16-17). But the most significant effect of sin is that it separates us from God (Habakkuk 1:13). It breaks our relationship with God. This is spiritual death (Ephesians 2:1). It happened to Adam on the day that he disobeyed God (Genesis 2:16-17).

Does man have the capacity to become righteous before God?

We have no capacity to reform ourselves, or to make ourselves righteous in God's eyes. Our righteousness is not even close to God's righteousness (Isaiah 64:6) Even if we could live a sinless life from now on, we couldn't do anything about past sins or our sin nature. From a human perspective, our situation is hopeless (Job 14:4, Romans 7:18)

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