[HarleyD]

Just a slight correction:

Hmm? "If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts..." This statement is a biblical reminder that even evil (unsaved) (totally depraved) parents still provide those good things which are necessary for their children. ;O)

[HarleyD]

I was curious so I looked up the word "evil" in the Greek to find out what exactly it is talking about since that is a rather harsh indictment. The word here is pon-ay-ros' and it refers to "essential character, which indicates degeneracy from original virtue". Seems to fit more with "Total Depravity" than with "unsaved".

And, BTW, our Lord Jesus was using this verse to His disciples and it follows right after the Ask, Seek, Knock.