Who has sinned and fallen short of the glory of God?
Scripture declares that all have sinned and come short of the glory of God. Every child of Adam—Jew and Gentile alike—is included, with no distinction or preeminence. No person who has ever lived can merit favor with God on their own; all are condemned under this decree.
Les teaches from Romans chapter 3, verse 23, that this statement is the capstone of everything God laid out in chapters 1 and 2. Whether the immoral man, the religious man, or the moral man, it made no difference—all, everyone, every child of Adam is now under this decree. The context shows there is no difference between Jew and Gentile. The Jew used to have preeminence because he had the law, the word, and the priesthood, but no more. All have sinned and come short of the glory of God, and there is not a person who has ever lived that can merit favor with God on his own. It is impossible, and all are condemned.
For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;