As someone has well said, “There can be no good news until we first accept the bad news.” The bad news is that man is a habitual hereditary sinner separated from God.
- heart is evil (Genesis 8:21; Jeremiah 17:9)
- gone aside, filthy, not good (Psalm 14:3; Romans 3)
- righteousnesses are filthy rags (Isaiah 64:6)
- spiritually sick (Luke 5:31-32)
- rebellious children (Isaiah 30:1; Luke 15:11-32)
- lost (Luke 15:24; 19:10)
- in darkness (Acts 26:18)
- under the power of Satan (Acts 26:18)
- God’s enemies (Romans 5:10; 2 Corinthians 5:18-19)
- servants of sin (Romans 6:22)
- influenced and led astray by dumb idols (1 Corinthians 12:2)
- spiritually blind (2 Corinthians 4:4-6)
- slaves to those who by nature are not gods (Galatians 4:8)
- dead in trespasses and sins (Ephesians 2:1, 5)
- by nature children of wrath (Ephesians 2:3)
- having darkened understanding (Ephesians 4:18)
- separated from the life of God (Ephesians 4:18)
- were darkness (Ephesians 5:8)
- under the power of darkness (Colossians 1:13)
- alienated from God (Colossians 1:21)
- enemies of God (Colossians 1:21)
- idol worshippers (1 Thessalonians 1:9)
- subject to bondage (Hebrews 2:15)
- not a people; had not obtained mercy (1 Peter 2:10)
- sheep going astray (1 Peter 2:25)
The good news is “that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief” (1 Timothy 1:15).
[Note: This list inspired and developed from a list started by Bill Muehlenberg.]
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