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Ðeverlasting€chains€under€darkness€unto€the€judgment€of€the€great€day.€òòJude€6€óóÐ Œ(  ÐòòÌóóò òà0  àC.à ` àòòThe€Fall€Of€Manóó:€ó óòòGenesis€3:1„6óó,òò€Romans€5:12,€Romans€5€19Ðd (#(# ÐÌóóÔUKUS.,Ôòò1óó€ÔUS.,UK.,4ÔNow€the€serpent€was€more€subtil€than€any€beast€of€the€field€which€the€òòLordóó€God€had€made.€AndÐ @Ü  Ðhe€said€unto€the€woman,€Yea,€hath€God€said,€Ye€shall€not€eat€of€every€tree€of€the€garden?€ÔUKUS.,Ôòò2óó€ÔUS.,UK.,9ÔAnd€theÐ ,È Ðwoman€said€unto€the€serpent,€We€may€eat€of€the€fruit€of€the€trees€of€the€garden:€ÔUKUS.,Ôòò3óó€ÔUS.,UK.,ÚÔBut€of€the€fruit€ofÐ ´ Ðthe€tree€which€òòisóó€in€the€midst€of€the€garden,€God€hath€said,€Ye€shall€not€eat€of€it,€neither€shall€yeÐ   Ðtouch€it,€lest€ye€die.€ÔUKUS.,Ôòò4óó€ÔUS.,UK.,ÍÔAnd€the€serpent€said€unto€the€woman,€Ye€shall€not€surely€die:€ÔUKUS.,Ôòò5óó€ÔUS.,UK.,?ÔFor€God€dothÐ ðŒ Ðknow€that€in€the€day€ye€eat€thereof,€then€your€eyes€shall€be€opened,€and€ye€shall€be€as€gods,€knowingÐ Üx Ðgood€and€evil.€ÔUKUS.,Ôòò6óó€ÔUS.,UK., ÔAnd€when€the€woman€saw€that€the€tree€òòwasóó€good€for€food,€and€that€it€òòwasóó€pleasantÐ Èd Ðto€the€eyes,€and€a€tree€to€be€desired€to€make€òòoneóó€wise,€she€took€of€the€fruit€thereof,€and€did€eat,€andÐ ´P Ðgave€also€unto€her€husband€with€her;€and€he€did€eat.€òòGenesis€3:1ð!ð6€óóÐ  < ÐòòÌóóÔUKUS.,Ôòò12óó€ÔUS.,UK.,¬!ÔWherefore,€as€by€one€man€sin€entered€into€the€world,€and€death€by€sin;€and€so€death€passed€uponÐ x Ðall€men,€for€that€all€have€sinned:€òòRomans€5:12€óóÐ d ÐòòóóÌÔUKUS.,Ôòò19óó€ÔUS.,UK.,¦"ÔFor€as€by€one€manððs€disobedience€many€were€made€sinners,€so€by€the€obedience€of€one€shall€manyÐ < Ø Ðbe€made€righteous.€òòRomans€5:19€óóÐ (!Ä ÐòòÌà0  àà0` (#(#àóóThe€result€of€Satanð ðs€rebellion€was€judgment,€and€the€entrance€of€sin€into€this€worldÐ #œ Ðhas€brought€judgment€upon€every€part€of€Godð ðs€creation.òòÐì#ˆ ` (#` (# Ðò òóóÌII.à  àòòTHE€DESTRUCTIVE€€EFFECTS€OF€SIN€UPON€THE€HEAVENSóóÐ Ä%`" Ðòòó óà0  àóóToday€there€is€wickedness€in€the€ð ðhigh€placesððòò€ð!ð€Ephesians€6:12.€óóа&L #(#(# ÐÌÔUKUS.,Ôòò12óó€ÔUS.,UK.,a%ÔFor€we€wrestle€not€against€flesh€and€blood,€but€against€principalities,€against€powers,€against€theÐ ˆ($"% Ðrulers€of€the€darkness€of€this€world,€against€spiritual€wickedness€in€high€òòplacesóó.€òòEphesians€6:12€óóÐ t)#& ÐÌà0  àIn€the€unseen€spirit€world€ð"ð€the€ððairð ð€ð"ð€Satan€and€his€host€hold€considerable€sway.òòÐ L+è$( ÐEphesians€Ô_Ô2:2,Ô_Ô€Daniel€10:12„13.Ð8,Ô%)(#(# ЇóóÔUKUS.,Ôòò2óó€ÔUS.,UK.,w'ÔWherein€in€time€past€ye€walked€according€to€the€course€of€this€world,€according€to€the€prince€ofÐ d Ðthe€power€of€the€air,€the€spirit€that€now€worketh€in€the€children€of€disobedience:€òòEphesians€2:2€Ð Pì ÐóóÔUKUS.,Ôòò12óó€ÔUS.,UK.,œ(ÔThen€said€he€unto€me,€Fear€not,€Daniel:€for€from€the€first€day€that€thou€didst€set€thine€heart€toÐ <Ø Ðunderstand,€and€to€chasten€thyself€before€thy€God,€thy€words€were€heard,€and€I€am€come€for€thyÐ ( Ä Ðwords.€ÔUKUS.,Ôòò13óó€ÔUS.,UK.,Á)ÔBut€the€prince€of€the€kingdom€of€Persia€withstood€me€one€and€twenty€days:€but,€lo,Ð  ° ÐMichael,€one€of€the€chief€princes,€came€to€help€me;€and€I€remained€there€with€the€kings€of€Persia.Ð  œ ÐòòDaniel€10:12ð!ð13€óóÐ ì ˆ Ðòòò òóóÌIII.à  àòòTHE€DESTRUCTIVE€EFFECTS€OF€SIN€UPON€THE€EARTHóóÐ Ä ` Ðó óà0  àSin€has€wrought€havoc€on€the€earth:аL (#(# ÐÌò òà0  àà0` (#(#àà  àA.à ` àòòIn€The€Groundóó:€ó óThe€ground€and€all€that€grows€in€it€has€been€cursed€ð"ð€òòGenesis€3:18óóЈ$ ` (#` (# ÐòòóóÌÔUKUS.,Ôòò18óó€ÔUS.,UK.,|,ÔThorns€also€and€thistles€shall€it€bring€forth€to€thee;€and€thou€shalt€eat€the€herb€of€the€field;€òòGenesisÐ d  Ð3:18€óóÐ Pì  Ðòòóóò òÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà  àB.à ` àòòIn€The€Animal€Kingdomóó:€ó óIt€is€because€of€sin€that€animals€are€often€wild€andÐ (Ä Ðdangerous€ð"ð€òòGenesis€Ô_Ô3:14,Ô_Ô€Genesis€9:2.д` (#` (# ÐÌóóÔUKUS.,Ôòò14óó€ÔUS.,UK.,j.ÔAnd€the€òòLordóó€God€said€unto€the€serpent,€Because€thou€hast€done€this,€thou€òòartóó€cursed€above€allÐ ðŒ Ðcattle,€and€above€every€beast€of€the€field;€upon€thy€belly€shalt€thou€go,€and€dust€shalt€thou€eat€all€theÐ Üx Ðdays€of€thy€life:€òòGenesis€3:14€óóÐ Èd ÐòòÌóóÔUKUS.,Ôòò2óó€ÔUS.,UK.,Ý/ÔAnd€the€fear€of€you€and€the€dread€of€you€shall€be€upon€every€beast€of€the€earth,€and€upon€everyÐ  < Ðfowl€of€the€air,€upon€all€that€moveth€òòuponóó€the€earth,€and€upon€all€the€fishes€of€the€sea;€into€your€handÐ Œ( Ðare€they€delivered.€òòGenesis€9:2€óóÐ x ÐòòóóÌà0  àà0` (#(#àThe€fact€is,€all€of€Godð ðs€creation€groans€and€travails€under€the€weight€of€sin.€òòRomansÐ Pì Ð8:22.Ð< Ø` (#` (# ÐÌóóÔUKUS.,Ôòò22óó€ÔUS.,UK.,2ÔFor€we€know€that€the€whole€creation€groaneth€and€travaileth€in€pain€together€until€now.€òòRomansÐ "° Ð8:22€óóÐ #œ ÐòòÌóóò òIV.à  àòòTHE€DESTRUCTIVE€EFFECTS€OF€SIN€UPON€MANKINDóóó óÐ Ø$t! ÐÌò òà0  àà0` (#(#àà  àA.à ` àòòThe€Progressive€Effects€Of€Sinóó:€ó óAny€honest€person€will€admit€that€manð ðs€so„calledÐ °&L # Ðprogress€has€in€reality€been€a€ððdegenerationð ð€ð"ð€rather€than€an€evolution.Р'ÔProfessing€themselves€to€be€wise,€they€became€fools,€ÔUKUS.,Ôòò23óó€ÔUS.,UK.,*?ÔAnd€changed€the€glory€of€theÐ À\ Ðuncorruptible€God€into€an€image€made€like€to€corruptible€man,€and€to€birds,€and€fourfooted€beasts,Ð ¬H Ðand€creeping€things.€ÔUKUS.,Ôòò24óó€ÔUS.,UK.,@ÔWherefore€God€also€gave€them€up€to€uncleanness€through€the€lusts€of€theirÐ ˜4 Ðown€hearts,€to€dishonour€their€own€bodies€between€themselves:€ÔUKUS.,Ôòò25óó€ÔUS.,UK.,í@ÔWho€changed€the€truth€of€God€intoÐ „  Ða€lie,€and€worshipped€and€served€the€creature€more€than€the€Creator,€who€is€blessed€for€ever.€Amen.Ð p  ÐÔUKUS.,Ôòò26óóÔUS.,UK.,ÐAÔÔUKUS.,Ô€ÔUS.,UK.,BÔFor€this€cause€God€gave€them€up€unto€vile€affections:€for€even€their€women€did€change€the€naturalÐ \ø Ðuse€into€that€which€is€against€nature:€ÔUKUS.,Ôòò27óó€ÔUS.,UK.,ÎBÔAnd€likewise€also€the€men,€leaving€the€natural€use€of€theÐ Hä Ðwoman,€burned€in€their€lust€one€toward€another;€men€with€men€working€that€which€is€unseemly,€andÐ 4 Ð Ðreceiving€in€themselves€that€recompence€of€their€error€which€was€meet.€ÔUKUS.,Ôòò28óó€ÔUS.,UK., DÔAnd€even€as€they€did€notÐ  !¼ Ðlike€to€retain€God€in€òòtheiróó€knowledge,€God€gave€them€over€to€a€reprobate€mind,€to€do€those€thingsÐ  "¨ Ðwhich€are€not€convenient;€ÔUKUS.,Ôòò29óó€ÔUS.,UK.,EÔBeing€filled€with€all€unrighteousness,€fornication,€wickedness,Ð ø"” Ðcovetousness,€maliciousness;€full€of€envy,€murder,€debate,€deceit,€malignity;€whisperers,€ÔUKUS.,Ôòò30óóÐ ä#€  ÐÔUS.,UK.,èEÔBackbiters,€haters€of€God,€despiteful,€proud,€boasters,€inventors€of€evil€things,€disobedient€to€parents,Ð Ð$l! ÐÔUKUS.,Ôòò31óó€ÔUS.,UK.,¯FÔWithout€understanding,€covenantbreakers,€without€natural€affection,€implacable,€unmerciful:€ÔUKUS.,Ôòò32óóÐ ¼%X" ÐÔUS.,UK.,@GÔWho€knowing€the€judgment€of€God,€that€they€which€commit€such€things€are€worthy€of€death,€notÐ ¨&D # Ðonly€do€the€same,€but€have€pleasure€in€them€that€do€them.€òòRomans€1:18ð!ð32€óóÐ ”'0!$ ÐòòóóÌò òà  àB.à ` àòòThe€Personal€Effects€Of€Sinóó:€ó óÐ l)#& ÐÌà  àà ` à1.à ¸ àòòAll€Men€Are€Sinnersóó.€òòRomans€3:23.Ð D+à$( ÐÔ_ÔÐ 0,Ì%) ÐóóÔUKUS.,Ôòò23óó€ÔUS.,UK.,NIÔFor€all€have€sinned,€and€come€short€of€the€glory€of€God;€òòRomans€3:23€óóÐ d ÐòòÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àóóò òWe€are€not€sinners€because€we€sin€ð"ð€we€sin€because€we€are€sinners!ó ó€ThatÐ <Ø Ðis,€all€men€are€born€with€a€sin€nature€ð"ð€an€inherent€tendency€to€sin.Ð, ȸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àa.à  àWe€are€sinners€by€BIRTH!€ð"ð€òòPsalm€51:5,€Psalm€58:3Ð  ¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌóóÔUKUS.,Ôòò5óó€ÔUS.,UK.,‡KÔBehold,€I€was€shapen€in€iniquity;€And€in€sin€did€my€mother€conceive€me.€òòPsalm€51:5€óóÐ Ü x ÐòòÐ �ÐóóÔUKUS.,Ôòò3óó€ÔUS.,UK.,=LÔThe€wicked€are€estranged€from€the€womb:€They€go€astray€as€soon€as€they€be€born,€speaking€lies.Ð ´P  ÐòòPsalm€58:3€óóÐ  <  Ðòòóó€òòÐ Œ(  Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àóób.à  àWe€are€sinners€by€NATURE€ð"ð€òòJeremiah€17:9óó.òòÐx ¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌóóÔUKUS.,Ôòò9óó€ÔUS.,UK.,ÆMÔThe€heart€òòisóó€deceitful€above€all€òòthingsóó,€and€desperately€wicked:€who€can€know€it?€òòJeremiah€17:9€óóÐ Pì  ÐòòÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àóóc.à  àWe€are€sinners€by€CHOICE€ð"ð€òòJohn€3:19óó.òòÐ(ĸ (#¸ (# ÐÌóóÔUKUS.,Ôòò19óó€ÔUS.,UK.,OÔAnd€this€is€the€condemnation,€that€light€is€come€into€the€world,€and€men€loved€darkness€rather€thanÐ œ Ðlight,€because€their€deeds€were€evil.€òòJohn€3:19€óóÐ ìˆ ÐòòÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àóód.à  àWe€are€sinners€by€DEED€ð"ð€òòJames€4:17óó.òòÐÄ`¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌóóÔUKUS.,Ôòò17óó€ÔUS.,UK.,²PÔTherefore€to€him€that€knoweth€to€do€good,€and€doeth€òòitóó€not,€to€him€it€is€sin.€òòJames€4:17€óóÐ œ8 ÐòòóóòòÌóóà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà ` à2.à ¸ àòòAll€Men€Are€Depravedóó.€The€doctrine€of€the€ð ðdepravity€of€manðð€is€one€whichÐ t Ðneeds€to€be€carefully€understood.€For€some,€the€idea€of€depravity€conjures€upÐ `ü Ðan€image€of€men€behaving€as€insane€killers,€or€the€like.€The€term€isÐ Lè ÐCalvinistic,€and€in€that€particular€theology€sees€man€as€totally€sinful€to€theÐ 8 Ô Ðextent€that€he€cannot€even€respond€to€the€Gospel.Ð$!À¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àa.à  àòòThe€Meaning€a€Depravityóó.Ðü"˜¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà0¸ (#¸ (#àÔ_ÔiÔ_Ô.à h àAll€men€lack€original€righteousness.ÐÔ$p!(#(# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà0¸ (#¸ (#àii.à h àAll€men€are€corrupt€in€nature,€and€have€a€bias€toward€evil.Ь&H #(#(# Ðà0  àÐ (#(# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àb.à  àòòThe€Extent€of€Depravityóó.Є( "%¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà  àÔ_ÔiÔ_Ô.à h àIt€does€NOT€mean:Ð\*ø#'¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà0¸ (#¸ (#àà0h(#(#àà0Àh(#h(#àà h àð"ðà À àthat€every€sinner€is€totally€devoid€of€all€qualitiesÐ 4,Ð%) Ðwhich€are€pleasing€to€men.€òòMark€10:21,€Matthew€à0@X"À(#À(#àà0@X"(#(#àà0@X"` (#` (#àà0@X"¸ (#¸ (#àà0@X"(#(#àà @X" àÐ d Ð23:23.ÐPìÀ(#À(# ÐÌóóÔUKUS.,Ôòò21óó€ÔUS.,UK.,wXÔThen€Jesus€beholding€him€loved€him,€and€said€unto€him,€One€thing€thou€lackest:€go€thy€way,€sellÐ ( Ä Ðwhatsoever€thou€hast,€and€give€to€the€poor,€and€thou€shalt€have€treasure€in€heaven:€and€come,€takeÐ  ° Ðup€the€cross,€and€follow€me.€òòMark€10:21€óóÐ  œ ÐòòÌóóÔUKUS.,Ôòò23óó€ÔUS.,UK.,áYÔWoe€unto€you,€scribes€and€Pharisees,€hypocrites!€for€ye€pay€tithe€of€mint€and€anise€and€cummin,Ð Ø t Ðand€have€omitted€the€weightier€òòmattersóó€of€the€law,€judgment,€mercy,€and€faith:€these€ought€ye€to€haveÐ Ä ` Ðdone,€and€not€to€leave€the€other€undone.€òòMatthew€23:23€óóÐ °L  ÐòòÌóóà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà0¸ (#¸ (#àà0h(#(#àà0Àh(#h(#àà h àð"ðà À àthat€a€man€commits€or€is€even€prone€to€commit€everyÐ ˆ$  Ðform€of€sin.Ðt À(#À(# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà0¸ (#¸ (#àà0h(#(#àà0Àh(#h(#àà h àð"ðà À àthat€a€man€is€as€bitterly€opposed€to€God€as€it€isÐ Lè  Ðpossible€to€be.Ð8Ô À(#À(# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà0¸ (#¸ (#àii.€à0h(#(#àIt€DOES€mean:Ьh(#h(# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà0¸ (#¸ (#àà0h(#(#àà0Àh(#h(#àà h àð"ðà À àthat€every€sinner€is€totally€destitute€of€that€love€of€GodÐ è„ Ðwhich€is€the€fundamental€requirement€of€the€Law.Ð Ôp ÐòòDeuteronomy€6:4„5,€Matthew€22:35„38ÐÀ\À(#À(# ÐÌóóÔUKUS.,Ôòò4óó€ÔUS.,UK.,Z_ÔHear,€O€Israel:€The€òòLordóó€our€God€òòisóó€one€òòLordóó:€ÔUKUS.,Ôòò5óó€ÔUS.,UK.,Î_ÔAnd€thou€shalt€love€the€òòLordóó€thy€God€with€allÐ ˜4 Ðthine€heart,€and€with€all€thy€soul,€and€with€all€thy€might.€òòDeuteronomy€6:4ð!ð5€óóÐ „  ÐòòÐ �ÐóóÔUKUS.,Ôòò35óó€ÔUS.,UK.,Ê`ÔThen€one€of€them,€òòwhich€wasóó€a€lawyer,€asked€òòhim€a€questionóó,€tempting€him,€and€saying,€ÔUKUS.,Ôòò36óó€ÔUS.,UK.,aaÔMaster,Ð \ø Ðwhich€òòisóó€the€great€commandment€in€the€law?€ÔUKUS.,Ôòò37óó€ÔUS.,UK.,ãaÔJesus€said€unto€him,€Thou€shalt€love€the€Lord€thyÐ Hä ÐGod€with€all€thy€heart,€and€with€all€thy€soul,€and€with€all€thy€mind.€ÔUKUS.,Ôòò38óó€ÔUS.,UK.,¤bÔThis€is€the€first€and€greatÐ 4 Ð Ðcommandment.€òòMatthew€22:35ð!ð38€óóÐ  !¼ ÐòòÐ �Ðóóà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà0¸ (#¸ (#àà0h(#(#àà0Àh(#h(#àà h àð"ðà À àthat€every€man€has€a€preference€for€self€and€anÐ ø"” Ðaversion€to€God.€òòRomans€Ô_Ô8:7,Ô_Ô€2€Timothy€3:1„5Ðä#€ À(#À(# ÐÌóóÔUKUS.,Ôòò7óó€ÔUS.,UK.,›dÔBecause€the€carnal€mind€òòisóó€enmity€against€God:€for€it€is€not€subject€to€the€law€of€God,€neitherÐ ¼%X" Ðindeed€can€be.€òòRomans€8:7€óóÐ ¨&D # ÐòòÌóóÔUKUS.,Ôòò1óó€ÔUS.,UK.,…eÔThis€know€also,€that€in€the€last€days€perilous€times€shall€come.€ÔUKUS.,Ôòò2óó€ÔUS.,UK.,úeÔFor€men€shall€be€lovers€of€theirÐ €("% Ðown€selves,€covetous,€boasters,€proud,€blasphemers,€disobedient€to€parents,€unthankful,€unholy,€ÔUKUS.,Ôòò3óóÐ l)#& ÐÔUS.,UK.,ÃfÔWithout€natural€affection,€trucebreakers,€false€accusers,€incontinent,€fierce,€despisers€of€those€thatÐ X*ô#' Ðare€good,€ÔUKUS.,Ôòò4óó€ÔUS.,UK.,�gÔTraitors,€heady,€highminded,€lovers€of€pleasures€more€than€lovers€of€God;€ÔUKUS.,Ôòò5óó€ÔUS.,UK.,hÔHaving€aÐ D+à$( Ðform€of€godliness,€but€denying€the€power€thereof:€from€such€turn€away.€òò2€Timothy€3:1ð!ð5€óóÐ 0,Ì%) ÐòòÌóóà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà0¸ (#¸ (#àà0h(#(#àà0Àh(#h(#àà h àð"ðà À àthat€every€faculty€is€corrupted€so€no€thought,€feeling,Ð Pì Ðor€deed€can€be€fully€approved€of€God.€€òòEphesiansÐ <Ø Ð4:18,€Romans€7:8óóÐ( ÄÀ(#À(# ÐÌÔUKUS.,Ôòò18óó€ÔUS.,UK.,.jÔHaving€the€understanding€darkened,€being€alienated€from€the€life€of€God€through€the€ignoranceÐ  œ Ðthat€is€in€them,€because€of€the€blindness€of€their€heart:€òòEphesians€4:18€óóÐ ì ˆ ÐòòóóÌÔUKUS.,Ôòò8óó€ÔUS.,UK.,@kÔBut€sin,€taking€occasion€by€the€commandment,€wrought€in€me€all€manner€of€concupiscence.€ForÐ Ä ` Ðwithout€the€law€sin€òòwasóó€dead.€òòRomans€7:8€óóÐ °L  Ðòòóóà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àà È àà  àÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àc.à  àòòThe€Result€Of€Depravityóó.Ј$ ¸ (#¸ (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà0¸ (#¸ (#àà0h(#(#àà  àÔ_ÔiÔ_Ô.à h àDepravity€has€produced€a€total€spiritual€inability€in€the€sinner,Ð t  Ðin€the€sense€that€he€cannot€by€his€own€volition€change€hisÐ `ü  Ðcharacter€and€life€to€make€it€conform€to€the€law€of€God,€norÐ Lè  Ðchange€his€fundamental€preference€for€self€and€sin€to€supremeÐ 8Ô  Ðlove€for€God.Ð$Àh(#h(# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà0¸ (#¸ (#àà0h(#(#àà0Àh(#h(#àà h àð"ðà À àAll€men,€without€respect€of€condition€or€class,€areÐ ü˜ Ðsinners€before€God.€òòRomans€3:9„10,€Romans€3:22„23,Ð è„ ÐIsaiah€53:6óó.òòÐÔpÀ(#À(# ÐÌÌóóÔUKUS.,Ôòò9óó€ÔUS.,UK.,‹pÔWhat€then?€are€we€better€òòthan€theyóó?€No,€in€no€wise:€for€we€have€before€proved€both€Jews€andÐ ˜4 ÐGentiles,€that€they€are€all€under€sin;€ÔUKUS.,Ôòò10óó€ÔUS.,UK.,\qÔAs€it€is€written,€There€is€none€righteous,€no,€not€one:€òòRomansÐ „  Ð3:9ð!ð10€Ð p  �ÐóóÌÔUKUS.,Ôòò22óó€ÔUS.,UK., rÔEven€the€righteousness€of€God€òòwhich€isóó€by€faith€of€Jesus€Christ€unto€all€and€upon€all€them€thatÐ Hä Ðbelieve:€for€there€is€no€difference:€ÔUKUS.,Ôòò23óó€ÔUS.,UK.,ßrÔFor€all€have€sinned,€and€come€short€of€the€glory€of€God;Ð 4 Ð ÐòòRomans€3:22ð!ð23€Ð  !¼ ÐÌóóÔUKUS.,Ôòò6óó€ÔUS.,UK.,�sÔAll€we€like€sheep€have€gone€astray;€We€have€turned€every€one€to€his€own€way;€And€the€òòLordóó€hathÐ ø"” Ðlaid€on€him€the€iniquity€of€us€all.€òòIsaiah€53:6€óóÐ ä#€  ÐòòÌóóà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà0¸ (#¸ (#àà0h(#(#àà0Àh(#h(#àà h àð"ðà À àThis€condition€is€a€direct€result€of€the€sin€of€Adam.€òòà @â" àÐ ¼%X" ÐRomans€5:12Ô_Ô„19.Ô_ÔШ&D #À(#À(# ÐÌóóÔUKUS.,Ôòò12óó€ÔUS.,UK.,ÆuÔWherefore,€as€by€one€man€sin€entered€into€the€world,€and€death€by€sin;€and€so€death€passed€uponÐ €("% Ðall€men,€for€that€all€have€sinned:€ÔUKUS.,Ôòò13óó€ÔUS.,UK.,’vÔ(For€until€the€law€sin€was€in€the€world:€but€sin€is€not€imputedÐ l)#& Ðwhen€there€is€no€law.€ÔUKUS.,Ôòò14óó€ÔUS.,UK.,1wÔNevertheless€death€reigned€from€Adam€to€Moses,€even€over€them€that€hadÐ X*ô#' Ðnot€sinned€after€the€similitude€of€Adamððs€transgression,€who€is€the€figure€of€him€that€was€to€come.Ð D+à$( ÐÔUKUS.,Ôòò15óó€ÔUS.,UK.,