First premise, I do not believe that any person that God created perfectly can in anyway shape or form, be 100% evil, no matter what they do or say.
Second, you obviously have no concept of light shining in darkness. I have given you Scriptual proof, and paraphrasing for your benefit: if then your light shines in darkness, how great then is the DARKNESS?
Third, no one can come to the Father unless called. Nothing, anyone can do or say can by pass or circumvent this requirement.
Fourth and finally, you may choose to see evil and look down on it you like. Truly, I am perfectly fine with this. I have absolutely nothing but love for you. Because, this is what has been given to do. I trust God in everything and I choose to see goodness in all that I can. So, yes I do believe that there is something inheriently good in everyone, even if that good light shines in total darkness. I do believe that love has a greater capacity to heal than evil has to destroy. Just look what God did through love.
First premise, I do not believe that any person that God created perfectly can in anyway shape or form, be 100% evil, no matter what they do or say.
Then you are denying Scripture because it declares the opposite many times over: “There is not one who does good; no not one.” Many other verses confirming this have been quoted here as well. So your problem isn’t with me, it’s with Scripture. Again, you are interpreting “light” to equate it with the Holy Spirit when Scripture does NOT teach that unbelievers have the Holy Spirit. They simply do not. That’s clear from Scripture. Those who have a “light to so shine before men” are the believers. Context is crucial when reading Scripture. To whom are the verses addressed? It’s quite clear that it’s not to the general public — especially since throughout Scripture it’s made very plain that the unbelieving public have no light to “so shine”. Indeed, Christians are told to let THEIR light shine — since they are the ones who have the light — on the darkness of the world: i.e. the unbelievers. We are also called to be “salt”. That’s not a general command to everyone, but only to believers. What salt does the unbeliever possess? None. Does the unbeliever possess God in the form of the Holy Spirit? No. Scripture is very clear on this point. You are, of course, perfectly at liberty to deny Scripture and believe what you want to believe, but it’s an untenable and un-authoritative position since Scripture, God’s Word, teaches otherwise. I will pray that the Lord opens the Truth of His Word to you but I will remain with His Word.