The Laodicean Message - E.H. “Jack” Sequeira

5. The human nature became a slave to sin.
That is what the Bible means by the word
“worldly” (or “carnal”). Adam’s life became
sinful.
Now, this is Adam at the fall; this is how you
and I are born. We are born carnal (or worldly);
we are born dominated by self; we are born slaves
to sin. And there is nothing that you and I can do
to save ourselves, because it is impossible. It is
like a farmer trying to produce apples from orange
trees: impossible. The Bible is very clear
(Jeremiah 13:23):
Can the Ethiopian change his skin or the
leopard its spots? Neither can you do good who
are accustomed to doing evil.
They try, they put a little makeup, you know.
It’s very interesting. In Africa, the women are
always trying to straighten their hair. In America,
the women are always trying to curl their hair.
Mankind is never satisfied. But you can’t do it,
you can do it for a season, but you have to go to the
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