Dictionary of Bible Themes As a result of the fall, human beings have become separated from God through sin, and are divided amongst themselves. All are in a condition of spiritual blindness, slavery and death, and are incapable of saving themselves from this situation. Romans 3:9-12All the human race is sinful See also Psalms 14:1-3; 53:1-3Genesis 6:5-13 Job 15:14-16 Ecclesiastes 7:20 Romans 1:18-32 Revelation 18:1-5 Babylon symbolises human society which in its opposition to God has become thoroughly corrupt. Isaiah 59:1-2The human race is estranged from God See also Genesis 3:8-10,22-24Psalms 5:4-5 Ephesians 2:12; 4:17-18 Colossians 1:21 Ephesians 2:1-3; 4:17-19 The human race is spiritually callous, blind, enslaved and dead See also Romans 1:21; 5:12-14; 6:16-202 Corinthians 4:4 1 John 5:19 Genesis 4:3-9 The human race is divided Romans 1:28-29The human race is divided individual against individual Genesis 3:8-12,16Proverbs 21:9 The human race is divided man against woman Genesis 11:1-9Matthew 24:6-7 The human race is divided nation against nation Acts 10:27-28Ephesians 2:11-12 The human race is divided Jew against Gentile Amos 8:4-6James 2:1-7 The human race is divided rich against poor Genesis 2:16-17The human race has been weakened by sin Romans 6:23The human race has become subject to death See also Romans 5:121 Corinthians 15:21 James 1:15 Isaiah 40:6-7 See also Human beings have become weak and frail Job 14:1-12Psalms 90:3-6; 103:13-16 Ecclesiastes 12:1-7 1 Peter 1:24-25 See also 4809 darkness5347 injustice 5450 poverty, spiritual 5544 soldiers 6023 sin, universality 6157 fall, of Satan 6173 guilt, and God 6203 mortality 6222 rebellion against God 7449 slavery, spiritual 8341 separation 8357 weakness |
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