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"GUILTY, INNOCENT, OR UNDECIDED?"

Man is guilty of many things. He is mortal and he wears that mortal nature which is so often prone to sin. By nature "All have sinned, and come short of the glory of God." - Romans 3:23. We all stand guilty just as charged. "There is none that doeth good..." - Psalms 14:1, 3; 53:1, 3; Romans 3:12. Jesus said, "...Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God:..." - Matthew 19:17. And again, "Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God." - Mark 10:18.

When Jesus tells us that there are none good, are we to deny the charge? Certainly not. We are told in Romans 3:12: "They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one."

We believe Jesus was innocent of sin and the perverse nature of man; yet, He dwelt in a body of flesh while on earth. How is it possible that He was innocent? It was because the blood of man did not flow through His veins.

Men are guilty; God and Jesus are innocent. So then, where is the indecision? Where does "undecided" fit in?

When a person is accused of something, but is innocent of the charge, suspicion is cast upon that person. Some people will believe the accusation, not checking the validity of it. These are the persons who will repeat the false accusations and perpetuate the untruth.

Those who are undecided, but who seek to find the truth, are the ones who are sincere in desiring to know the truth. They are the ones who will seek to find the truth and the ones who will convey to the others what the truth really is.

There may be a degree of indecision for a time, but if anyone sincerely desires to know the truth, he will seek it with all diligence until he finds it. No one has to live in ignorance when truth may be found if anyone is interested in finding it. Let us seek for truth to the total exclusion of errors and falsehoods.