So nobody is perfect!
by Rob Lamont

The key teaching of the Bible is that man cannot have a personal relationship with God by anything that he does but by accepting forgiveness from Christ brought about by His death on the cross and confirmed by His resurrection. Sin is not just a list of wrong actions but is a state of rebellion against God.

1. Is mankind sinless?

2. Are people born sinful or do they become sinful?
"Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all  men, because all sinned" Romans 5:12

 "No one is acceptable to God!
11 Not one of them understands
 or even searches for God.
12 They have all turned away and are worthless.
 There is not one person who does right.
13 Their words are like an open pit,
 and their tongues are good only for telling lies.
 Each word is as deadly as the fangs of a snake,
14 and they say nothing but bitter curses.
15 These people quickly become violent.
16 Wherever they go, they leave ruin and destruction.
17 They don't know how to live in peace.
18 They don't even fear God."
19We know that everything in the Law was written for those who are under its power. The Law says these things to stop anyone from making excuses and to let God show that the whole world is guilty. 20God does not accept people simply because they obey the Law. No, indeed! All the Law does is to point out our sin."  Romans 3:10-20

3. Are people neutral and can choose to sin or not?

4. Are people sinful and helpless without God?

"Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all  men, because all sinned"  Romans 5:12

5. Why does everyone die?

6. How does God help us through Jesus?

"21Now we see how God does make us acceptable to him. The Law and the Prophets tell how we become acceptable, and it isn't by obeying the Law of Moses. 22God treats everyone alike. He accepts people only because they have faith in Jesus Christ. 23All of us have sinned and fallen short of God's glory. 24But God is really kind, and because of Jesus Christ, he freely accepts us and sets us free from our sins. 25-26God sent Christ to be our sacrifice. Christ offered his life's blood, so that by faith in him we could come to God. And God did this to show that in the past he was right to be patient and forgive sinners. This also shows that God is right when he accepts people who have faith in Jesus."  Romans 3:21-26