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Thirty-one New Testament Descriptions of Sinful Mankind

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  • May 7, 2018

Alienated from God (Eph. 4:18).

Blind (John 12:40; 2 Cor. 4:4; 1 John 2:11).

Carnally or fleshly minded (Rom. 8:6, 13).

Corrupt (Matt. 7:17-18; 1 Tim. 6:5).

Darkened (Matt. 6:23; John 3:19; Rom. 1:21; Eph. 4:18; 1 John 1:6-7).

Dead in sin (John 5:24; Rom. 8:6; Col. 2:13; 1 Tim. 5:6; 1 John 3:14).

Deceived (Titus 3:3).

Defiled or filthy (Isa. 64:6; Titus 1:15; 2 Pet. 2:20; Rev. 22:11).

Destitute of truth (Rom 1:18, 25; 1 Tim. 6:5).

Disobedient (Matt. 7:23; Eph. 2:3; Titus 3:3).

An enemy of God (James 4:4).

Evil (Matt. 6:22; 12:33-34; John 3:20).

Foolish (Matt. 7:26; Eph. 5:15; Titus 3:3).

Going astray (1 Pet. 2:25).

Hateful (Titus 3:3).

Hypocritical (Matt. 6:2, 5, 16; 23:13, 28).

Impenitent (Rom. 2:5; Heb. 3:8).

Malicious and envious (Titus 3:3).

Pleasure or world-loving (2 Thess. 2:12; 1 Tim. 5:6; 2 Tim. 3:4; Titus 3:3; 1 John 2:15).

Proud (Rom. 1:30; 1 Tim. 6:4; 2 Tim. 3:4; James 4:6; 1 Pet. 5:5).

Refusing belief (John 3:35; Titus 1:15).

Rejecting truth (2 Tim. 4:4).

Resisting God (Acts 7:51).

Guided by Satan (John 8:44; Eph. 2:3).

Lovers of self (2 Tim. 3:2).

Self-satisfied (Rev. 3:17).

A slave of sin (John 3:34; Rom. 6:16-17, 20; Titus 3:3).

Subordinating God (Rom. 1:25).

Unconscious of bondage (John 8:33; Rom. 7:7).

Unrighteous (1 Cor. 6:9; Rev. 22:11).

Vain in their imaginations (Rom. 1:21)

L. Meredith, Meredith’s Big Book of Bible Lists, pp. 457-458