Question 88

Modern Adaptation

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Scriptural References

Ecclesiastes 7:20 (ESV)

²⁰Surely there is not a righteous man on earth who does good and never sins.

Genesis 6:5 (ESV)

⁵The LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

Genesis 8:21 (ESV)

²¹And when the LORD smelled the pleasing aroma, the LORD said in his heart, “I will never again curse the ground because of man, for the intention of man’s heart is evil from his youth. Neither will I ever again strike down every living creature as I have done.

1 John 1:8 (ESV)

⁸If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

James 3:8 (ESV)

⁸but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

James 3:2 (ESV)

²For we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle his whole body.

Romans 3:23 (ESV)

²³for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

Traditional Formulation

Question: Is any man able perfectly to keep the commandments of God?

Answer: No mere man, since the fall, is able in this life, perfectly to keep the commandments of God, but daily breaks them in thought, word, and deed.

Adaptation Commentary

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