What is the conclusion of Paul's argument about the whole human race?
Paul's argument concludes that the whole human race—immoral, moral, and religious alike—stands guilty before God. God built His case as a prosecuting attorney against all people, and the verdict is that all have failed, all are guilty, and none is righteous, no, not one.
Les explains that in Romans 3, God builds His case as a prosecuting attorney against the whole human race—not against one segment, race, or class. Paul first addresses the immoral and amoral man, then the moral man who looks good on the outside, then the religious individual who trusts his religion. The conclusion is that all have failed, all are guilty, and there is none righteous, no, not one. Les notes this leads into Romans 3:19 and is mandatory for every believer to understand.
As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: