Gospel.com Topics Feed - Sinful Nature 2009-09-25T11:39:19-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/sinful+nature/ Corruption in the Bible - a Christian perspective http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Peter%201:4&version=NIV 2009-09-25T11:39:19-05:00 Peter tells us that through God's power we've been given precious promises that will help us avoid the corruption that causes sin. Sinful in the Bible - a Christian perspective http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans%208:3-4&version=NIV 2009-09-25T10:39:24-05:00 Paul writes in Romans that our sinful nature overpowered what the Law was capable of doing; therefore, God sent Jesus to fully condemn our sinful nature. In this way, we actually do fulfill the Law and are able to live by the Spirit. Works of the flesh - a Christian perspective http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Galatians%205:19-21&version=KJV 2009-09-24T16:47:59-05:00 The works of the flesh--that is, of our sinful nature--are obvious by their wickedness. This passage lists out behavior that characteristic of a godless life. They have no place in the life of a Christian. Sinful nature - a Christian perspective 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. "Flesh" in the Bible: Romans 8:1-12 http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans%208:1-12&version=NIV 2009-07-16T12:04:39-05:00 Even after we become Christians, our lives are defined by a continual struggle to resist "the flesh"--that is, our sinful nature and desires. Christ alone makes it possible to find victory over our impulse to sin. Colossians 2:11-15 - Into Thy Word Ministries http://intothyword.org/apps/articles/default.asp?articleid=52214&columnid=3803 2009-02-27T17:43:44-05:00 Identified in and with Christ! When we come to Christ, we are identified in Him, circumcised, and baptized spiritually, so our sinful nature becomes less and He becomes more. Romans: 5:12-21 - Into Thy Word Ministries http://70030.netministry.com/apps/articles/default.asp?articleid=35626&columnid=3803 2008-10-27T17:52:55-05:00 Our heredity of sin! This is the passage that tells us about the universal sinful nature of humanity: Original Sin. We placed ourselves under sin,