Who does God build a case against according to the Book of Romans?
According to Romans, God builds His case against the whole human race, not against any single segment, race, or class. As a prosecuting attorney, He indicts the immoral, the moral, and the religious alike, concluding that all have failed, all are guilty, and none is righteous—no, not one.
Les explains that in Romans chapter 3, God acts as a prosecuting attorney. His controversy is not against any one segment, race, or class, but against the whole human race. In chapter 1, God builds His case against the immoral and amoral man, showing why they are guilty. Then the moral man—outwardly good, with nothing anyone can find wrong—is just as guilty before God. The religious individual, who thought his religion gave him everything needed to meet his Maker, is also included. The conclusion: all have failed, all are guilty, there is none righteous, no not one. Les notes that Romans chapter 3 is one of two mandatory chapter 3's every believer should understand.