What did God prove through Paul in Romans chapters 1 to 3?
Through Romans chapters 1–3, God proved the entire human race utterly sinful, utterly rebellious, and utterly opposite to the things of God. The case is built against the gross immoral, the moral, and the religious person alike, showing no difference: all are unprofitable, for all have sinned and come short in glory.
Les explains that in the first three chapters of Romans, God used the Apostle's pen to prove the whole race as being utterly sinful, utterly rebellious, utterly opposite to the things of God. Paul builds the case against the gross immoral person, then the moral person, then the religious person, and puts all three categories together, saying there is no difference—they are all unprofitable, for all have sinned. The great conclusion is Romans 3:23: “for all have sinned and come short in glory.” Les then notes that chapter 4 begins to lay out justification by faith, as Abraham believed God and it was accounted unto him for righteousness.
For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
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What did God prove about the whole human race in Romans 1-3?
In the first three chapters of Romans, God through Paul proved the whole human race to be utterly sinful, rebellious, and opposite to the things of God, concluding that all have sinned and come short in glory.
What conclusion does Paul reach in Romans 3:23?
Romans 3:23 concludes that all have sinned and come short in glory.