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point of lack of discernment between good

and evil.

In every phase of human existence, evildoers

far outnumber the righteous. In verses 2 & 3,

David could have been recalling the days of

Noah when the “wickedness of man was

great in the earth” (Gen. 6:5), but these

same words are reiterated in Romans 3:12

when Paul pronounces both Jews and

Gentiles to all be under sin. Any activity or

good deeds done by an unregenerate

person are unacceptable to God, even those

activities done in the name of Christ or

Christian service. In spite of all their good

works, Jesus will say to the unregenerate, “I

never knew you: depart from me, ye that

work iniquity” (Matt. 7:23).

While the Jews as a whole are generally in a

state of spiritual blindness “until the fullness

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