What does the Bible say about the universality of sin?
1 John 1:8 8If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. 1 John 1:10 10If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word is not in us. Romans 3:10-12 10As it is written: "There is no one righteous, not even one; 11there is no one who understands; there is no one who seeks God. 12All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one." New International Version
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Asked March 20 2019
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Jack Gutknecht
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Frederick Thomas
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Good day, Jack, My findings is this: God created the first Adam and Jesus our Christ became the second Adam for us. The first Adam got us all into trouble without our permission and the second Adam got us all out of that mess without our approval. Romans 5:19 "For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous." 1 Corinthians 15:21 "For since by man (Adam) came death, by man (Jesus) came also the resurrection of the dead." The field is wide on this your question. In a nutshell, that's how we got position from both Adams. Shalom Frederick
Jack Gutknecht
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I had a class on Romans at Dallas Seminary, taught by my beloved professor, Dr. S. Lewis Johnson (now in heaven). I loved it! He said, "[First,] the universality of sin, which the apostle traces to the inner man; he says, ” 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.” --The Universality of Sin - The SLJ Institute Yep, "There’s not one totally good person on earth, Not one who is truly pure and sinless." (Ecclesiastes 7:20) "God made men and women true and upright; we’re the ones who’ve made a mess of things." (Ecclesiastes 7:29 b) I love this sermon illustration on bible.org: Special Assignment This angel named Carruthers was called into the heavenly front office and informed by St. Peter that he had been picked for a special assignment—to go down to earth and make a list of all the people who had misbehaved. Two months went by. Then one afternoon the angel came flapping wearily through the Pearly Gates and collapsed on a golden stool by St. Peter’s desk. “Sir,” he said, “you don’t know the magnitude of this job. I’m going to need some help.” “Impossible,” St. Peter replied tersely. “We’re shorthanded up here as it is. You’ll have to go it alone.” The angel struggled to the door. Then, suddenly, he was struck with an idea. “Saint Peter, suppose I made a list of all the people who didn’t misbehave. It would be much shorter and I could finish it in a week.” “Good thinking,” said St. Peter. The angel returned to earth and, as promised, he was back in a week with his list. St. Peter studied it and passed it on up the chain of command. Shortly, an order came down to write a letter to everyone on the list, commending them for their good behavior. At this point, the fellow telling the story turned to his friend. “You know what else the letter said?” he asked. “What?” replied the friend. “AHA! So you didn’t get one either.” Quoted by James Dent in Charleston, W.Va., Gazette Further, see biblehub's "Sin, the universality of" (or better, "6023 sin, universality of") All have sinned Romans 3:23 See also Genesis 6:11-12; I Kings 8:46 pp 2 Chronicles 6:36; Ecclesiastes 7:20; Isaiah 53:6; Romans 1:18-32; James 3:2
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