Our corruption (LD 3, q&a 7-8)

Introduction

In what way are we like Adam and Eve before their fall? In what way are we different?
How do we learn to sin?
Is it fair to say that we are “totally unable to do any good”?
How does this teaching of “original sin” and “total depravity” help us when we deal with our own sin or when other people sin against us?
When we are “regenerated” by the Spirit of God, how does that change us?

Monday	Genesis 3:1-7. What wrong attitude led the woman to disobey God? What were the first consequences of sin?
Tuesday	Genesis 3:8-24. What are some of the lasting consequences of the fall?
Wednesday	Psalm 51. How does David portray his sinful self? How does he depict his “new self”? How will he accomplish that?
Thursday	Romans 5:12-21. How does Adam’s sin affect us? How does Jesus’ grace affect us?
Friday	Ephesians 2:1-10. How does this passage characterize our sinful nature? How does it describe the new life of the Spirit?
Saturday	James 1:21-21. What practical wisdom do you learn from James about sin and temptation?