15 Bible Verses about People's Inability To Serve God
Most Relevant Verses
Joshua said to the people: You may not be able to serve Jehovah. He is a holy God and will not forgive your sins. He will tolerate no rivals,
You know my father David could not build a Temple for the worship of Jehovah due to the constant wars he had to fight. There were enemies in countries all around him. First Jehovah had to give him victory over all his enemies.
It shined with the dazzling light of Jehovah's presence. They could not go back in to perform their duties.
This is because the mind of the flesh is hostile toward God. It is not subject to the law of God for it cannot be.
God did what the Law could not do, because human nature was weak. He sent his own son in the likeness of sinful man to be a sin offering and do away with sin. So he condemned sin in sinful human nature.
Strive to go in through the narrow door. Many people will try to go in and will not be able.
While we were yet weak, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.
You who come to me may not be my disciple unless you love me more than you love your father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters and yourself.
No man can come to me unless the Father, who sent me, draws him. I will resurrect him (raise him up) in the last day.
Remain with me, and I with you. The branch cannot bear fruit by itself. It must remain on the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain with me.
I am the vine and you are the branches. He that remains with me, and I with him, the same bears much fruit. You can do nothing apart from me.
I know your works (deeds) (acts). Pay attention, I set before you an open door, and no man can shut it: for you have a little strength, and have kept my word, and have not denied my name.
I know that good does not live in my human nature. For even though the desire to do good is in me, I am not able to do it.
