What is man's spiritual condition? He is hopelessly, irretrievably, and inescapably lost. He is so lost he does not know he is lost. Lost people do now know they are lost. I believe that most Christians don't realize how lost they were and the seriousness of man's lost condition.
Why are men so lost?
First, all men are spiritually held captive by Satan.
II Timothy 2:24-26 The Lord's bond-servant must not be quarrelsome, but be kind to all, able to teach, patient when wronged, with gentleness correcting those who are in opposition, if perhaps God may grant them repentance leading to the knowledge of the truth, and they may come to their senses and escape from the snare of the devil, having been help captive by him to do his will.
I John 5:19 We know that we are of God, and that the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.
Second, all men are spiritually blind.
II Corinthians 4:3-4 And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, in whose case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving so that they may not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ who is the image of God.
John 12:46 I have come as Light into the world, so that everyone who believes in Me will not remain in darkness.
Third, all men are spiritually dead.
Ephesians 2:1-2, 4-5 And you were dead in your transgressions and sins, in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience. But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which He loved us, even when were were dead in our transgressions made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved).
John 10:28 and I give eternal life to them, and they will never perish-ever;...
Fourth, all men are slaves of sin.
Romans 6:6-7 knowing this, that our old self was crucified with Him, in order that our body of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer be slaves to sin; for he who has died is freed from sin.
Romans 6:18 and having been freed from sin, you became slaves to righteousness.
Fifth, all men are enemies of God, and therefore oppose God.
Romans 1:28-32 And just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God any longer, God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do those things which are not proper, being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, greed, evil; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malice; they are gossips, slanderers, haters of God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, without understanding, untrustworthy, unliving, unmerciful; and although they know the ordinance of God, they not only do the same, but also give hearty approval to those who practice them.
Romans 8:7 for the mind set on the flesh is hostile toward God; for it does not subject itself to the law of God, for it is not even able to do so.
Romans 5:10 For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life.
What is the remedy God has provided for man's spiritual plight? Jesus Christ, through His life, death, and resurrection. How do you receive eternal life through Christ? Turn from your sin and rebellion against God, and by faith trust in all that God has done in and through Jesus Christ.
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