they can do nothing to merit their salvation, and apart from a relationship with Christ, they remain in their sin. Let’s take a moment to consider the indictments that are raised in the text concerning the lost as we think on: The Depravity of Humanity. I. Man is Dead (1)—And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; Notice: A. The Miserable Existence—Paul reveals that prior to salvation in Christ, being quickened (made alive) in Him, we were dead. I know that is strong language,