Q. 82. Is any man able perfectly to keep the commandments of God?

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No mere man since the fall is able in this life perfectly to keep the commandments of God, but doth daily break them in thought, word, and deed.

Eccl. 7:20; 1 John 1:8, 10; Gal. 5:17; Gen. 6:5; Gen. 8:21; Rom. 3:9-21; Jas. 3:2-13.

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Ecclesiastes 7:20
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Ecclesiastes 7:20 For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
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1 John 1:8
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1 John 1:8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
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1 John 1:10
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1 John 1:10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
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Galatians 5:17
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Galatians 5:17 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.
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Genesis 6:5
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Genesis 6:5 And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
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Genesis 8:21
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Genesis 8:21 And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake; for the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.
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Romans 3:9-21
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Romans 3:9 What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin;
James 3:2-13
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James 3:2 For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.
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