Our Sin Nature Results In Defiant Behavior

Bible Summary. The essence of our sin nature is to rebel against God. From God's perspective, He must be amazed at the choices we make because of our sin nature. Even when God does good things for us, our sin nature will rebel. God does not suffer rebellion long. His solution for resolving conflict with mankind is chastisement, punishment, and eventually total destruction. See below for Biblical advice and scriptures on defiant behavior.

Our Sin Nature Will Side With Rebellion Rather Than Jesus.

The essence of our sin nature is to rebel against God. This was personified when Jesus was brought before Pilate. The Jews had a choice of releasing Barabbas, a rebel, or Jesus, a man with no faults.

Key Bible Verse: In Luke 2:18 the Jews tell Pilate to release the murderer Barabbas and do away with Jesus ...

Our Defiant Behavior Only Returns Us To Bondage.

From God's perspective, He must be amazed at the choices we make because of our sin nature. This was the case with the Jews when Moses led them out bondage.

Key Bible Verse: In Nehemiah 9:17 the Jews in their rebellion against Moses appoint captains to return to the bondage of Egypt ...

Even When We Are Blessed We Show Defiant Behavior.

Even when God does good things for us, our sin nature will rebel. This happened with Saul, Israel's first king. As time past while Saul was king, he became full of himself thinking he knew better than God and God's prophet, Samuel.

Key Bible Verse: In 1 Samuel 15:23 Samuel tell Saul that God has rejected him as king because of his rebellion ...

God's Solution for Resolving Conflict Caused By Defiant Behavior.

God does not suffer rebellion long. His solution for resolving conflict with mankind is chastisement, punishment, and eventually total destruction.

Key Bible Verse: Proverbs 17:11 advises us that evil men seek only rebellion against God and they will be punished ...