That is not true simply because man is not omnipotent AND because God controls circumstances. Circumstances limit options. In addition to circumstances, their are other factors that limit man from doing the worst. There are fear factors that act as inhibator's such as social response, the law of reaping what you sow, etc. Moreover, doing the worst thing possible is not always the best option for pure selfishness. So your argument is wrong on many fronts.
Oh sure, God can prevent any man from sinning any time he chooses, that is not the point.
The point is, if the man is controlled by his nature, he would ALWAYS choose the most evil thing he could do. The fact that men do not choose to do the worst thing they can do proves they are not controlled by their nature, but they themselves determine what their nature is.
No, I have just shown your whole rationale does not consider all factors and so this is not a rational conclusion. It is not a Biblical conclusion as the Bible repeatedly over and over again make UNIVERSAL DENIALS of the very thing you are asserting.
Oh, I am sure in your mind you believe you have provided invincible evidence, but you are in a world of your own. You have done no such thing. Anybody can look around and see that men do not always choose the worst thing they can do. You are living in a fantasy world of your own creation.
Notice, the text does not say "before the child shall know how to CHOOSE EVIL and refuse the good." However, that is what would be required of this verse to support your interpetation.
The verse is simply showing that children are not born knowing good from evil, and this is why a little child cannot be guilty of sin. But the fact is, once a child is old enough to understand between good and evil, they are completely able to choose good and do so all the time. They do not all kill their little sister.
There is not even a hint of implication that he could lie in this verse but an absolute explcit denial to the contrary. The only way he could be a liar like them is "if" this was possible but he clearly denies it with the words "BUT I know him, and KEEP his saying."
Sure there is, Jesus said, and "IF" I should say, I know him not, I shall be a liar like unto you. If Jesus could not lie, it would be a lie to suggest it is even possible. The word "IF" denotes option and possibility.
Why not keep this conversation out of the gutter and just exchange ideas? Every argument you give above has been shown to be based upon lack of facts, misinterpretation of scriptures and outright contradiction to repeated universal statements to the contrary. Such are the facts.
You are all wet, I call a spade a spade. Everybody in the world except Calvinists can see men can choose good. Actually, even Calvinists admit that men are not as bad as they could be, which is saying they can be "better" or "good". Like I said, you didn't kill your family when you were a kid, but you had the ability to do so. If you were controlled by a totally depraved nature, you would have killed them.
Actually, your parents would have killed you first. :laugh: