2009-09-03T17:23:38-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/sin+nature/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans%207:18&version=NIV 2009-09-03T17:23:38-05:00 Our basic human nature isn't innocent and pure; it's sinful and incapable of doing anything good on its own. This sinful nature is what Christ replaces when He offers us forgiveness of our sins.