The Brilliance of God’s Grace
By Greg Laurie
“Once you were dead because of your disobedience and your many sins.”
—Ephesians 2:1
I am amazed by anyone who actually believes that people are basically good. I have to say that, in many ways, they have more faith than I do to believe that.
As I see the depravity that humanity is capable of, I become more convinced of the fact that people are not basically good. Actually, it’s quite the opposite. And that is clearly what the Scriptures teach.
Ephesians 2:1–2 says, “Once you were dead because of your disobedience and your many sins. You used to live in sin, just like the rest of the world, obeying the devil—the commander of the powers in the unseen world. He is the spirit at work in the hearts of those who refuse to obey God” (NLT).
