Every one of us is born as a sinner. Our sinful nature is inherent from the moment we are born until the moment we breathe our last. The fact is that all of us are sinners, no matter our age, our gender, or whether we are “good” or “bad”. A sin is when you fall short of God’s standards or go against His laws. Despite something as small as our natural tendency toward selfishness, all humans tend to go against God’s will. As a result of our sins, we’re all separated from God (Romans 3:23; 6:23; Ephesians 2:1–5).
We inherit our sinful nature from Adam (Romans 5:12; 1 Corinthians 15:21–22). During the creation of Adam and Eve, God made them in His own image and without sin. Nevertheless, they chose to disobey God (Genesis 3). Disobedience led them becoming sinful in nature. These sinful traits were passed down to their children and so on. We all inherit or are born with a sinful nature since we are descended from Adam and Eve. According to Romans 5:12, “Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned.”
We are born sinners and this is our nature (Psalm 58:3; Proverbs 22:15) . We are affected by sin even before we are conscious of it. (Psalm 51:5). It’s natural for children to act selfishly and we need to teach them to share and put others first. Additionally, our bodies are already imperfect at birth, which makes them easy to break – a consequence of living in a fallen world. It’s impossible for us to overcome our sinful nature. Humans are not inherently good, even though they can do good things.They cannot stop sinning simply by their own will power, nor can they atone for their sin by doing good works. According to Bible, “As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our flesh and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath. (Ephesians 2:1–3).
However, it’s not over yet! It’s Jesus Christ who has overcome sin. Jesus was human and God at the same time. A sinful nature is handed down from father to son; Jesus didn’t get one because he was born through holy spritit from a virgin. Jesus became a perfect man, living a perfect life without sinning. Through His sacrifice on the cross, He atoned for our sinful nature and our sinful actions. Accordingly, “For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive God’s abundant provision of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ!” (Romans 5:17). Just like Adam spread sin throughout the world, Jesus’ sacrifice defeated all sin.
There’s always going to be a sinful side to us in this life. But those who commit their lives to Jesus get at least three promises. In Christ we’re completely forgiven (1 Corinthians 6:11; 2 Corinthians 5:21); our sins aren’t counted against us.Second, they’ll be empowered by the Holy Spirit to withstand the temptation to sin, and Jesus will work to transform their hearts so that they’ll become more like Him (1 Corinthians 10:13, 2 Corinthians 5:17; Philippians 1:6; 2:12–13). And finally, they’ll be forever free from sin when they’re reunited with God in heaven (Revelation 21-22). There’s no need to be separated from God now that we’re in Jesus. Our birth as sinners is not our fate, we can change our status to become children of God if we believe: “But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God” (John 1:12–13).