The inclination of man tends to evil and disobedience, the consequences of his inadequate deeds force him to live in the misery of guilt and self-deception; with heavy yoke, he is subjected to bow his head before the dark power of sin, fleeing from temperance and control over weakness; to again and again, engage in suffering originated in spiritual decadence.

But, though fallen nature seeks to seduce him, he was created in the image and likeness of Almighty God; and through faith in the sacrificial power of Jesus Christ, he will dwell in heavenly places of eternal freedom and peace.

Genesis 8:20-21 NKJV

20 Then Noah built an altar to the Lord, and took of every clean animal and of every clean bird, and offered burnt offerings on the altar. 21 And the Lord smelled a soothing aroma. Then the Lord said in His heart, “I will never again curse the ground for man’s sake, although the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; nor will I again destroy every living thing as I have done.

2 Timothy 1:7 NKJV

7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.

Ephesians 2:4-6 NKJV

4 But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, 5 even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), 6 and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,