Now a certain woman named Lydia heard us. She was a seller of purple from the city of Thyatira, who worshiped God. The Lord opened her heart to heed the things spoken by Paul.
Acts 16:14

We’ve been considering the plight of the natural man who denies God and insists that there is no God, or that he can save himself. We’ve considered Romans 3:10-11 and we began considering Psalm 14. Lets continue with Psalm 14.

Psalms 14:1-3 The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God." They are corrupt, They have done abominable works, There is none who does good. 2 The LORD looks down from heaven upon the children of men, To see if there are any who understand, who seek God. 3 They have all turned aside, They have together become corrupt; There is none who does good, No, not one.

Why do natural born sinners deny God? They do not want to answer to Him. Why? Because they are “corrupt.” They have “done abominable works,” means they have committed sins for which they will be judged by God. “There is none who does good,” meaning, perfectly good, as God is good. Even sinners are capable of doing “good things,” but their motives are not for the glory of God (Romans 3:23), so they are not good before God.

Note how the “LORD looks down from Heaven upon the children of men, To see if there are any who understand, who seek God.” If there were any to be found, would not the all-seeing and all-knowing God find them? But what does God find? “They have all turned aside, They have together become corrupt; There is none who does good, No, not one.” Why are natural born sinners this way?

We’ll consider the cause and the remedy next time…