: Irrevocable Decisions--Man upright-The Fall. light and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets, shall be proclaimed upon the house-tops. Rom. 2:16 In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ, according to my gospel. 1 Cor. 3:13 Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work, of what sort it is. 4:5 Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God. 147. Irrevocable decisions of the judgment. Lk. 13: 25 When once the Master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are. 16:26 And besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to vou, cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence. Rev. 22:11 He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still. 12 And behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. [See 477.] DEPRAVITY. 148. Man made upright. Gen. 1:27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. Ec. 7:29 Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions. 149. Fall of man. Gen. 3:17 And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; 18 Thorns also and thistles Adam's Sin-Personal Guilt-Nature of. shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field: 19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. [See Angels Apostate, 11.] 150. Consequences of Adam's first sin. Rom. 5:12 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. 15 (But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath 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 offences unto justification. 17 For if by one man's offence 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 offence 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. 1 Cor. 15:22 As in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. 151. Personal guilt, the ground of punishment. Dt. 24: 16 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. 2 K. 14:6. Ezk. 18:2 What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge? 20 The soul that sinneth, 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. [Jer. 31:29, 30.] 152. Nature of moral depravity. Hos. 10:1 Israel is an empty vine, he bringeth forth fruit unto himself. Col. 3:5 And covetousness, which is idolatry. Law and Knowledge-Depravity universal. 1 Jn. 5:17 All unrighteousness is sin. 3:4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law; for sin is the transgression of the law. 153. Relation of law and knowledge to sin. Lk. 12:47 And that servant which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. 48 But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required; and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more. Jn. 9:41 If ye were blind, ye should have no sin. 15:22 If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin; but now they have no cloak for their sin. 24 If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen, and hated both me and my Father. Ac. 17:30 And the times of this ignorance God winked at but now commandeth all men every where to repent. Rom. 4:15 Where no law is, there is no transgression. 5:13 (For until the law, sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law.) Jam. 4:17 Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin. 2 Pet. 2:21 For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them. 154. All persons morally depraved. Gen. 6:11 The earth also was corrupt before God; and the earth was filled with violence. 12 And God looked upon the earth, and behold, it was corrupt: for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth. Job 15:16 How much more abominable and filthy is man, which drinketh iniquity like water? Ps. 14:1 The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth 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. 3 They are all gone aside, they Native Depravity. are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one. Rom. 3:9 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; 10 As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: 11 There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. 12 They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable: there is none that doeth good, no, not one. 13 Their throat is an open sepulchre; 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. 19 Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God. 20 Therefore by the deeds of the law, there shall no flesh be justified in his sight. Gal. 3:21 If there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law. 22 But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe. 155. How early do mankind sin? Job 11:12 For vain man would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass's colt. 14:4 Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one. 15:14 What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous ? Ps. 51:5 Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me. 58:3 The wicked are estranged from the womb they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies. Pr. 22:15 Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child. Is. 48:8 I knew that thou wouldest deal very treacherously, and wast called a transgressor from the womb. Jn. 3:6 That which is born of the flesh, is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit, is spirit. Total Sinfulness. Rom. 3:10 There is none righteous, no not one. 20 Therefore by the deeds of the law, there shall no flesh be justified in his sight. 23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God. 5:12 Death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned. 14 Death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression. 2 Cor. 5:14 If one died for all, then were all dead. Ep. 2:3 And were by nature the children of wrath, even as others. 1 Tim. 2:6 Who gave himself a ransom for all. [See Children, 44.] 156. Total sinfulness by nature. Gen. 6:5 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. Ps. 5:9 For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue. Pr. 21:4 The ploughing of the wicked is sin. Ec. 8:11 Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil. Rom. 6:20 For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness. 7:18 For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing. 8:8 So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God. 1 Cor. 2: 14 The natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. 2 Cor. 5:14 If one died for all, then were all dead. Ep. 2:1 And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; 2 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: 3 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. 12 That at that time ye were with |