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The Duty God Requires of Man
Is any man able perfectly to keep the commandments of God?
Answer
No mere man since the fall is able in this life perfectly to keep the commandments of God (Ecclesiastes 7:20; 1 John 1:8,10; Galatians 5:17), but doth daily break them in thought, word, or deed (Genesis 6:5; 8:21; Romans 3:9-21; James 3:2-13).