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Man's Depravity
Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied. Proverbs 27:20
For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Romans 3:23-24
As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not
one: There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. They are
all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that
doeth good, no, not one. Romans 3:10-12
But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for
us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through
him. 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. And not only so, but we also joy in
God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement. Wherefore,
as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all
men, for that all have sinned: Romans 5:8-12
Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy
lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my
transgressions. Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. For I
acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me. Against thee, thee only, have
I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou
speakest, and be clear when thou judgest. Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin
did my mother conceive me. Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the
hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom. Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean:
wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones
which thou hast broken may rejoice. Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine
iniquities. Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me
not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me. Restore unto me the joy
of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit. Psalms 51:1-12
Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?
Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth. The
wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies.
Psalms 58:1-3
And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again
curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil
from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have
done. Genesis 8:21
And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; Wherein in time past ye
walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the
air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: Among whom also we
all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires
of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath,
even as others. Ephesians 2:1-3
Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city. For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not. Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee: For oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others. Ecclesiastes 7:19-22
But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our
righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like
the wind, have taken us away. Isaiah 64:6
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03/23/03