Human Nature

What the Bible Reveals

We can’t explain everything about human nature (HN), but the Bible reveals a lot about the spiritual aspects of HN—a fascinating and very important subject. People’s belief about HN—whether it is basically good or bad—affects their views on virtually everything else. Since the Bible makes it clear that HN is terribly BAD, why are we generally nice people? Because of the many good influences in our lives. And although God’s truth and the Holy Spirit are the most powerful antidotes, even converted people must continually resist the downward pull of HN. One of the monumental blessings of someday being changed from mortal to immortal is being completely freed from HN!

Don Hooser is a minister for the United Church of God. He lives in McKinney, Texas, a suburb of Dallas.  He and his wife Elsie had three children, and she died in August 2020.  Don married Judy in January 2022.  Mr. Hooser graduated in 1963 from Southern Methodist University with a degree in mechanical engineering, and graduated in 1966 from Ambassador College, Big Sandy, Texas.  For most of the time since then, he served as the pastor of churches in Ohio, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, and Washington. From 2011 until his retirement in 2021, his primary responsibility was answering the many letters written to the Church.