Your View of Mankind - Romans 3-4

Because my day job asks me to work with conflicts that arise between team members within organizations, someone might think I have a rather twisted view of people. And, truth be told I do see people mostly at their worse (at least they are acting out their worse when I am called to work with them). What is your overall view of mankind? As I write this iJourney a man in Arizona has taken the lives of six people for no reason other than a twisted mind. One of the six was a nine year old girl and three of the six were in their seventies. To say that this man has an evil nature doesn't come close to describing the wickedness of sin in a life. The Apostle Paul was not afraid to paint a true picture of mankind when he penned Romans 3. For those who believe that man has a good nature (or even neutral nature) and can choose God when he so pleases and can do good toward God as an act of his will, they need to re-read Romans 3 (and Romans 8:6-8). Mankind has an evil nature and the only cure for that nature is the righteousness provided to him from the death, burial and resurrection of Christ. I know it is insulting to know that every person whoever walked the face of this earth (including me and you) is evil, but that is the truth. Left to our own devices we would never choose Christ (Romans 8:7-8). It is ONLY through Christ finished work on the cross that we would be saved and His sovereign act on our behalf that we can be righteous. Praise God today for His saving grace on mankind.