God sets a standard, and we fail to keep it. Iniquity - this is a twisting, distorting perversion of the soul. Man is no longer as God made him. He is twisted, misshapen by sin. Peter Jeffery
Adoption confers upon us everything that sin makes impossible for us. Aliens become sons, strangers become children, and enemies inherit all the blessings of God. Peter Jeffery
If you are dead you are totally unable to do anything to change your condition. We are spiritually helpless and hopeless and if our condition is to change, God must do it because we cannot. Peter Jeffery