The Beast Within .......

Jekyll and Hyde or the Wolfman , illustrate the idea that within each individual lives or exist an evil that if given the right circumstances, can and will rear its head.  Granted these are horror icons, but they  also point to the biblical concept that we are sinners , that at our core we are so corrupted by sin, that we have within us the ability to do great evil.  

“None is righteous, no, not one;
11 no one understands;
no one seeks for God.
12 All have turned aside; together they have become worthless;
no one does good,
not even one.”
13 “Their throat is an open grave;
they use their tongues to deceive.”
“The venom of asps is under their lips.”
14 “Their mouth is full of curses and bitterness.”
15 “Their feet are swift to shed blood;
16 in their paths are ruin and misery,
17 and the way of peace they have not known.”
18 “There is no fear of God before their eyes.”

Paul in Romans 3, describes the condition of mankind . That no one is righteous  as they stand before a holy God who demands holiness to be in His presence. Not a concept a man likes to admit. We grade always on a curve.We are not as bad as a the next guy and we can always find someone we are better than . But in reality as much as we would not like to admit it ,we are closer to Hitler than we would like to admit. I know my own heart and it scares me at times . What hope would I have apart from Christ who is my righteousness and by redeeming me , is in the process of putting to death the old man , my Hyde, day by day.