Can you keep all this perfectly?
No, I am inclined by nature to hate God and my neighbour.
Proofs
- No, (Romans 3:10; Romans 3:23; 1 John 1:8; 1 John 1:10)
- I am inclined by nature to hate God and my neighbour. (Genesis 6:5; Genesis 8:21; Jeremiah 17:9; Romans 7:23; Romans 8:7; Ephesians 2:3; Titus 3:3)
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