09/03/18 CONSIDER CAIN
Propensity to evil does not preclude ability to obey God; which ability does not propitiate for sins committed. Consider Cain.
CONSIDER CAIN
Cain, like all other children of Adam, was born with an impaired, weakened and flawed Human Nature (nature to be human), which was subject to, and inclined to rebellion.
Cain, like all other children of Adam, also inherited a Sinful Nature (nature to sin) which tended only and always to rebellion.
Cain, like all other children of Adam also had the ability to choose to obey God, but choosing obedience was not his predominant inclination.
Cain's Propensity to evil resulted in acts of disobedience as with all children of Adam.
Though Cain had the ability to choose to obey God, any obedience to God would not have atoned for Cain's disobedience.
Cain, like Abel, was given the opportunity to seek God for reconciliation and redemption, but unlike Abel, Cain chose not to make an acceptable sacrifice to God.
Cain refused to to obey God, by humbling himself and making an acceptable sacrifice. A proper sacrifice would have been an act of faith, and Cain would have been justified by faith, as Abel was justified by God because of his acceptable sacrifice.
NOW CONSIDER YOURSELF
We are all born with a human nature and a sinful nature and the ability to obey God, but we all chose to follow our evil desires and disobeyed God.
Choosing to disobey is what makes us sinners.
Though we sometimes choose not to do evil, we all have sin as a nature and we have all chosen to sin personally.
No amount of choosing to do the right thing can atone for, or save us from the sins we have committed.
No one is inherently good and no one is saved by personal works of righteousness.
However, God has made the acceptable Sacrifice for our sins and our sin nature through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
We become partakers of His salvation by believing on Christ, repenting of our sins and following Jesus.
