Deep Dive into Natural Men in a Dreadful Condition (Acts 16:29-30) by Jonathan EdwardsA natural state refers to the dreadful spiritual condition of unconverted or unregenerate persons, fundamentally characterized by profound spiritual corruption and separation from God. Individuals in this state are born with dreadfully depraved natures from the Fall. This manifests as sottish blindness and ignorance of spiritual things, making them blind to God, Christ, and salvation, often doubting divine existence. They possess no goodness within, motivated solely by "self-love," akin to devils. Their hearts are exceedingly full of sin, a "fountain of corruption" from which all wickedness flows, making them "in the image of the devil" and "slaves to sin" with dreadfully hard and incorrigible hearts only God's power can change.In their dreadful relative state, they are "without God in the world," lacking divine protection, guidance, and comfort. Critically, the wrath of God abides upon them continually, burning like fire and making God angry with them every day. They are also "children of the devil," begotten in his likeness and submitting to his will, serving as his "captives and servants" in a "vilest service" that leads to their ruin. The soul of a natural man is even the "habitation of the devil."Looking to the future world, they have no title to any heavenly inheritance and are in danger of exceedingly great and endlessly lasting misery. This involves being deprived of all good and suffering the "wrath of God, executed to the full," an infinitely dreadful torment filling every part of their being, leading to "eternal death." This is guaranteed by God's justice and truth. Conversion for them is very uncertain, and they are in constant danger of hell every day. Their condition continually worsens, their hearts hardening, guilt increasing, and "hell every day grow[s] hotter." Moreover, all blessings are turned into curses, serving only to aggravate their guilt and inflame divine wrath, rendering life itself a curse. They have no true peace in this life apart from spiritual "blindness and senselessness."Reformed Theologian GPT: https://chat.openai.com/g/g-XXwzX1gnv-reformed-theologianhttps://buymeacoffee.com/edi2730

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