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To say that the entire nature of man was corrupted only half expresses the true state of man AND the other half is that man outside of Christ is spiritually [color:"FF0000"]DEAD[/color].


But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. 1 Corinthians 2:14


And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely [color:"FF0000"]die.[/color] Genesis 2:16,17


And you hath he quickened, who were [color:"FF0000"]dead[/color] in trespasses and sins; Ephesians 2:1


Even when we were [color:"FF0000"]dead[/color] in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) Ephesians 2:5


Banishment from God is death.

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