Does coming from a good home or a Bible-preaching church keep a person from falling short of God's glory?
No. External advantages do not shield anyone from falling short of God's glory. Until God does something, every person remains a sinner and a son of Adam; a good home and a Bible-preaching church cannot change that standing before God. No matter how favorable the background, all still need God to intervene.
Les explains that this statement is the crowning conclusion of everything God has said in the first three chapters, and it applies to everybody—every one of us. He emphasizes that it does not matter how good a home a person came from or how good a Bible-preaching church they have been in. Until God does something, people are still falling short of the glory of God; they are sinners, sons of Adam. He then directs attention back to 1 Thessalonians chapter 5.
For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;