Bible Discussion Thread

There is little comment that can be made to the first part of this verse 'for all have sinned ' as it is an undeniable fact. However, the second portion, 'and fallen short of the glory of God ' does evoke some thought. Coming short, relates to a measurement of a standard applied to the object of the comment, namely all men, the standard is God 's and the inference is that it was once applied to man. Because of sin, man no longer measures up to that standard and therefore 'falls short '. If sin is removed, the standard is reached and each of us can display the light of the glory of God here on earth. Sin is removed by cooperating with The Holy Spirit in the process of sanctification in your life. Mankind doesn 't have a sin nature, but we have a nature that has been corrupted by sin. To state that we have a sin nature is to say that God, when he created Adam, gave him a sin nature which is untrue. Adams nature was holy and righteous because God cannot create anything imperfectly. Sin is comparable to a disease that has entered your system, your flesh, but it can be removed.