if you believe the bible, we are all born with everything we need to be nasty jerks, as this doesn't come from how others treat us, but rather, a wickedly evil sin nature. in fact, the bible makes this crystal clear:
And he called the people to him again and said to them, “Hear me, all of you, and understand:There is nothing outside a person that by going into him can defile him, but the things that come out of a person are what defile him.
~mark 7:14, 15
the passage goes on to say that all of the evil things that come from us come from our hearts. which is why our only hope is to give ourselves over to the Lord, and through sanctification, we can hope to become more like Christ and less of our (evil) self.
the good news is that you, wise, are no more subject to your sin nature than me, or anyone else if you are a christian. God promises to work in the heart of every saved person, faithful to complete us and the transformation that begins on the day any person becomes saved.
And he called the people to him again and said to them, “Hear me, all of you, and understand:There is nothing outside a person that by going into him can defile him, but the things that come out of a person are what defile him.
~mark 7:14, 15
the passage goes on to say that all of the evil things that come from us come from our hearts. which is why our only hope is to give ourselves over to the Lord, and through sanctification, we can hope to become more like Christ and less of our (evil) self.
the good news is that you, wise, are no more subject to your sin nature than me, or anyone else if you are a christian. God promises to work in the heart of every saved person, faithful to complete us and the transformation that begins on the day any person becomes saved.