DEAD IN SIN

DEAD IN SIN

Anyone who reads the Bible must acknowledge that people are dead in sin before they receive spiritual life. According toEphesians 2:5, “Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved)” Even though this is an admitted fact, the Arminian position is absurd when it postulates that one who is actually dead can do anything to contribute to his salvation. Oh, they usually say that God did the greater part. Christ actually died on the cross for sin. However, this salvation is an offer that the sinner must reach out and accept if it is to become effectual. The reason this is absurd is because if flies in the face of what death really is. Everyone would be compelled to admit that it would be absurd to bring a wheel chair or a walking cane into a funeral home to help the corpse contribute something to its resurrection. The only thing that could bring a dead person to life would be an absolute miracle. The corpse would play no part in this miracle. It would simply be a recipient. That is precisely what happens in the salvation of sinners. While they are physically alive, they are spiritually dead. They cannot save themselves. They cannot assist in their salvation. They cannot cooperate in their salvation. Why? Because they are dead! They are not merely sick-they are dead.