5004 human race, and sin

As a result of the fall, human beings have become separated from God through sin, and are divided amongst themselves. All are in a condition of spiritual blindness, slavery and death, and are incapable of saving themselves from this situation.

All the human race is sinful

Ro 3:9-12 See also Ps 14:1-3; Ps 53:1-3; Ge 6:5-13; Job 15:14-16; Ecc 7:20; Ro 1:18-32; Rev 18:1-5 Babylon symbolises human society which in its opposition to God has become thoroughly corrupt.

The human race is estranged from God

Isa 59:1-2 See also Ge 3:8-10,22-24; Ps 5:4-5; Eph 2:12; Eph 4:17-18; Col 1:21

The human race is spiritually callous, blind, enslaved and dead

Eph 2:1-3; Eph 4:17-19 See also Ro 1:21; Ro 5:12-14; Ro 6:16-20; 2Co 4:4; 1Jn 5:19

The human race is divided

The human race is divided individual against individual Ge 4:3-9; Ro 1:28-29

The human race is divided man against woman Ge 3:8-12,16; Pr 21:9

The human race is divided nation against nation Ge 11:1-9; Mt 24:6-7

The human race is divided Jew against Gentile Ac 10:27-28; Eph 2:11-12

The human race is divided rich against poor Am 8:4-6; Jas 2:1-7

The human race has been weakened by sin

The human race has become subject to death Ge 2:16-17; Ro 6:23 See also Ro 5:12; 1Co 15:21; Jas 1:15

Human beings have become weak and frail Isa 40:6-7 See also Job 14:1-12; Ps 90:3-6; Ps 103:13-16; Ecc 12:1-7; 1Pe 1:24-25

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