Bible Verses About "What Is the Sin Nature"
The sin nature is the inherited tendency toward sin that every person receives from Adam — it corrupts the will, mind, and desires, making salvation by human effort impossible.
The sin nature is the inherited tendency toward sin that every person receives from Adam — it corrupts the will, mind, and desires, making salvation by human effort impossible.
"Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned." — Romans 5:12 (KJV)
KJV Verses That Answer This Question
The Scriptures below are gathered specifically to address "What Is the Sin Nature?" Each is quoted in the King James Version with a link to its full chapter.
"Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned."
"Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me."
"And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world."
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