How does Paul demonstrate that all people are sinners in Romans?
Paul builds a case in Romans 1–3 against the gross immoral person, the moral person, and the religious person, putting all three categories together and declaring there is no difference, for all have sinned and come short of the glory of God.
Les explains that in the first three chapters of Romans, God through the Apostle's pen proved the whole race as being utterly sinful, utterly rebellious, and utterly opposite to the things of God. Paul built the case against the gross immoral person, then the moral person, then the religious person, and put all three categories together, saying there is no difference. They are all unprofitable, for all have sinned, and he finally concluded in Romans 3:23, "for all have sinned and come short in glory." This establishes universal guilt before moving into justification by faith.
For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
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What conclusion does Paul reach in Romans 3:23?
Romans 3:23 concludes that all have sinned and come short in glory.
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.