Bad News For Good People
Ro 3:10 As it is written: "There is none righteous, no, not one;
11 There is none who understands; There is none who seeks after God.
12 They have all turned aside; They have together become unprofitable; There is none who does good, no, not one."
That's God's assessment and evaluation of all people when measured according to His perfect standard. All are found to be sinners. In the eyes of men, there maybe good people, but in His holy eyes, there is none who is righteous. There is none who is good.
That's bad news for people who think they are good enough for God. When God looks at us, none of us is good enough in His sight. A sinner is a spiritual criminal in God's eyes. And no criminal is ever good. Criminals are bad.
But here's good news for bad people:
Mr 2:17 When Jesus heard it, He said to them, "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance."
Ro 5:6 For when we were still without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.
7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet perhaps for a good man someone would even dare to die.
8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
1Ti 1:15 This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners...
