Refusal to Act.....

I always wondered about our sinful nature. What exactly does it mean? What does it look like? Here’s an example in Isaiah chapter 42 that helped me understand. It’s not ignorance, rather the refusal to act on what you know to be right and true. You know it, but refuse to listen. This is the core of our sinful nature. It’s like refusing to accept 2+2=4. We argue against it, behave in a way contrary to it, then try to justify our actions as a result. It’s not until every single human being acknowledges this truth, that we all possess this trait, that we begin to grasp the magnitude of God’s grace.

20 You see and recognize what is right but refuse to act on it. You hear with your ears, but you don’t really listen.” Isaiah 42:20