I wouldn't have gone say so far that we are sinners, but we are just more neutral, if anything. I do agree that we shouldn't have too much pride (cocky), nor talk bad about ourselves. Which is what "We are sinners" is just saying over and over and over and over. You are only a bad person if you try to destroy other people's happiness. If you don't try to destroy other people's happiness, you are just neutral (not good or not bad). If you try to bring happiness to other people's lives, you will be considered good. I don't see how just believing in god comes into the equation of being good or not good.
You do not have to go that far But I will go that far my friend!!! I will go even further. YOU ARE A SINNER.......................
But the truth is, I am much more of a sinner than you are!
There is NO SUCH THING AS NEUTRAL!!!
Revelation 3:15-16
"I know your works, that you are neither hot nor cold, I would that you were hot or cold, so then because you are LUKE WARM (neutral), and neither hot nor cold, I will spue you out of my mouth"!
Your comment is................
"You are only a bad person if you try to destroy other people's happiness".-----
I don't see how just believing in god comes into the equation of being good or not good
That simply has nothing to do with our conversation. We are SINNERS because we disobey GOD. It has nothing to do with hurting another mans feelings. It is all about our relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ or the lack there of.
We are all born with the nature to sin my friend.
Listen, why do all dogs bark?????
Why do all cats meow????
Why do all rattle snakes bite????
Why do all cows eat grass???
NATURE!. We are by NATURE sinners and all have sinned and come short of the approval of God (Rom. 3:23)
Roma. 3:12........
"All have turned aside; together they have become worthless; no one does good, not even one.”
When man turns aside aside from Truth, he then becomes
unprofitable to God and he is not available to God to use for any good work. All we do in our flesh is spoiled in God's holy eyes and unable to bring us any closer to the former oneness between the creation and their Creator.
Sin renders men
unprofitable (unable to store up for themselves treasure in heaven, unable even to redeem the time).
Sin has made men
worthless to worship His Holiness.
There is none that do good, no not one!!!!
It is not about being good, it is about being FORGIVEN!!!!