John 3:6
All that owes its birth to human nature is human, and all that owes its birth to the Spirit is spiritual.
Ephesians 2:3
And it was among them that we all once lived our lives, indulging the cravings of our earthly nature, and carrying out the desires prompted by that earthly nature and by our own thoughts. Our very nature exposed us to the Divine Wrath, like the rest of mankind.
Hebrews 12:10-11
Our fathers disciplined us for only a short time and as seemed best to them; but God disciplines us for our true good, to enable us to share his holiness.
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