the Apostle Paul did not shy way of expressing what man's true plight is man's true plight is that he is dead in his trespasses and sins man is not simply sick or man is not simply hindered and needs a little bit of a nudge of a small spark of Grace but rather the Apostle Paul sets forth before us the true nature of man as he is dead in his trespasses and sins Augustine summarizes Paul the teacher of the Gentiles is like a spiritual physician who knew well the power of sin and the necessity of Grace he shows how the grace of God through Jesus Christ heals the wounds of our nature and sets us free from the bondage of sin so first with regards to the comprehensive nature of sin and depravity
