Tag: righteous
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How can a man be righteous? (2) – Femi Aribisala
By Femi Aribisala Paul presents Adam as the father of sin: “Sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin.” (Romans 5:12). However, Jesus says different. He says Satan is “the father of lies.” (John 8:44). He completely debunks Paul’s notion that Adam’s sin was transferred to all mankind. Jesus declares Abel, the…
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How can man be righteous? Femi Aribisala
By Femi Aribisala Can a man born of woman be righteous? One of Job’s friends, Eliphaz, does not think so. He asks cynically: “What is man, that he could be pure, or one born of woman, that he could be righteous?” (Job 15:14). Another friend, Bildad, is of the same opinion. He also asks: “How…