The Bible states that we are dead in our sins and uncircumcision of the flesh until God quickens us with Christ.
Colossians 2:13 explains that we, being dead in our sins and the uncircumcision of our flesh, are quickened together with Christ. This emphasizes our spiritual state before receiving God's grace – we are completely unable to please Him or come to Him without His intervention. In our natural state, we are spiritually dead, lacking the ability to respond to God. It is only through the work of Christ that we are made alive, raised from our deadness to new life in Him.
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