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2009-06-28 – Jesse Jenkins – The Nature of Man

// August 3rd, 2009 // Bible Study, Mark's stuff

The Nature of Man

By Jesse Jenkins

June 28, 2009

• Elements in the makeup of man:? (I Thessalonians 5:23)
  • Body – flesh
  • Soul – life force
  • Spirit – that which is in the image of God
• That which is natural
  • By birth (innate)? Galatians 4:8
  • By environment? Romans 2:14; I Corinthians 11:7
  • By disposition? Philippians 2:20; I Corinthians 2:14
• The heart of man
  • Intellect – Proverbs 4:23; Matthew 15:7; Mark 2:8
  • Will – Romans 6:16
  • Emotions – Matthew 22:37; Proverbs 6:16-17
  • Conscience – I John 3:20-21
• So, what is the nature of man?
  • He is a triune being.
  • He does things by nature.
  • Man is heart.
• Does man have a corrupt nature?
  • No, it is not innately corrupt.
  • Yes, in the sense of being influenced by environment and disposition.
• Man does inherit some things from Adam.
  • Appetites, desires
  • Free agency
  • Physical death
• Man does not inherit a corrupt nature from Adam.
• If one has a corrupt nature, it is what he has become.? Romans 3:12