• The answer is both no and yes.
• Matthew 18:3 - If children are innately sinful, then we would have to be sinful to enter heaven.
• Ezekiel 18:1-3
• Passages where the word speaks of an innate nature
  • Romans 1:26 - Homosexuality is not the innate nature of man.
  • Romans 2:27 - Man is physically uncircumcised by nature.
  • Romans 11:24
  • Galatians 2:15
  • Galatians 4:8
  • Hebrews 2:16
  • No, we are not innately sinful.
• Passages where the word speaks of an acquired nature
  • Romans 2:14
  • I Corinthians 11:14 - Corinthian custom showed men with long hair. Custom was not the only reason it was wrong, though (see I Corinthians 11:7).
  • Ephesians 2:3 - They didn’t have to live like the world. They chose it.
  • II Peter 1:4
  • Yes, we can acquire a sinful state.
• The answer to the original question depends on the context. Man chooses whether to sin or not. We can choose to sin by an acquired sinful nature.

• Only think about the short term - Joshua 7:20-21
  • Think about the long term - I Timothy 4:8
• Be lazy - Matthew 25:18,26
  • Proverbs 22:13
  • Be diligent - II Timothy 2:15
• Do what everyone else is doing - I Peter 4:3-5
  • Come out and be separate - II Corinthians 6:14-18
• Focus on yourself - Ecclesiastes 2:1-11
  • Focus on God and others - Matthew 22:36-39; Ephesians 4:28

Christian Attitudes, Part 2

• Re-emphasizing the heart under Christ.
  • I John 3:17 - Returning from extra-scriptural teachings to the attitudinal basis.
    • Good Samaritan - Luke 10:25-37
    • Romans 13:9
• Sermon on the Mount - Matthew 5-7
  • Attitudes - Matthew 5:1-12
  • Admonishments - Matthew 5:13-20
    • Be good examples
    • Keep the law
  • How His disciples are to be different from scribes and Pharisees. Points of law and associated attitudes. - Matthew 5:21-48
• Beattitudes - Attitudes, conditions that bring God’s blessings
  • Poor in spirit - Matthew 18:1-3
  • Mourning - II Corinthians 7:9-10
  • Meek - Proverbs 25:8,15; James 3:13
    • Jesus, the ultimate example. John 18:22-23
    • Not for us to impose God’s will or His correction on others.
  • Hunger and thirst - Psalms 42:1-2; 63:1; 107:9

• Acts 20:28
• Ephesians 5:23-27- Jesus is the head of the church, the Savior of the body. The church is subject to Him.
• Colossians 1:22
• Introduction
  • Attitudes
    • Terms such as “legalist,” “anti-,” “liberal,” “conservative,” etc.
  • We’re not interested in:
    • Using unwholesome words or slandering others.
    • Exploiting bias, prejudice, or tradition to make a point.
  • We’re interested in:
    • Uniting upon what we are to do in a local church arrangement.
    • Learning how to study the Bible with clear thinking and logical conclusions.
    • Making the right applications of Bible truths (Acts 17:11

• Hebrews 3:7-12
• King Solomon - “Don’t worry - I know better”
  • I Kings 4:29-34- solomon started out with great wisdom and intent to follow God.
  • I Kings 9:4-5- God warns Solomon about integrity of heart.
  • I Kings 11:1-6- Solomon falls away from God.
  • What should we do? Develop enough integrity of heart so that we actually do what we know is right.
• The Apostle Peter - “No matter what I’ll never fall away”
  • Matthew 26:30-35
  • What should we do? Prepare for everything by trusting in God above all else.
    • Matthew 6:33-34
    • Acts 1:6-8- Peter did not yet understand the full picture. He has to just trust in God.
    • Acts 4:13- Peter has learned to trust in God.
    • Proverbs 3:5