Dead in Sin. (Ephesians 2 part 1).

     And you were dead in your trespasses and sins, in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience. Among them we too all formerly lived in the lusts of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest.
                                                       Ephesians 2:1-4 NASB

     This is the state of fallen mankind; spiritually dead in trespasses and sin. Look at the evil that is so prevalent in the world around us. Everywhere you look you see people walking in the ways of this world, indulging in the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life (1 John 2:16). There is a spirit behind this disobedience, a mystery of lawlessness that is at work in this world (2 Thess 2:7). It boils down to the fact that as sinful human beings, we are selfish, giving in to our selfish desires. Casting off restraint, we cave in to the temptations around us, with no regard for how our actions affect others, or God.
     We read in Romans, "There is none righteous, not even one; there is none who understands, there is none who seeks for God; all have turned aside, together they have become useless; there is none who does good, there is not even one. Their throat is an open grave, with their tongues they keep deceiving, the poison of asps is under their lips; whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness; their feet are swift to shed blood, destruction and misery are in their paths, and the path of peace they have not known. There is no fear of God before their eyes." (Romans 3:10-18 NASB)
     This is the picture of spiritual darkness. We see today a complete lack of spiritual understanding. We are witnesses of the fact that no one seeks after God. To the contrary, it is every man for himself. People choose to live and believe in a way that allows them to pursue moral filth without fear or shame. Our speech, lying, gossip, backbiting, cursing and bitterness, are all indicators of a lack of spiritual life. We live in a violent world with wars and killings all around us. It is summed up with the fact, "There is no fear of God before there eyes." People do not fear God!
     This is the diagnosis, as given us by God. Man, apart from God, is wicked at heart, and deserving of His wrath.