Stick your hand in your pockets and jingle your keys. Those keys may open small locks, but they also stand in direct opposition to the idea that man is basically good.
If I did not believe in the depravity of man, then I would not put any locks on the doors. I wouldn’t carry any keys in my pockets and I wouldn’t expect anyone to steal my things. If people are good on their own, then they wouldn’t do anything against me. It seems to make sense to me that if men aren’t depraved then I shouldn’t protect things against other people.
I do find it intersting that the very people who believe that men are basically good, still expect other people to take, destroy, and vandalize their possessions if they don’t put a lock on their doors. I see an inconsistency with that, but I’m sure they have a plethora of excuses.
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This is a really good point. Not one person on this earth, not you, not me, are good. No, not one. Praise God for His amazing Grace.
Good point. I just read Psalm 143:2 this morning: “And do not enter into judgment with Your servant, for in Your sight no man living is righteous.”
That’s the gospel! Even though we were blatently unrighteous in the sight of a righteous God, He didn’t judge us. He took the judgment. So exciting.
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