How does Paul build his case against the whole human race in Romans 1-3?
In Romans 1–3, God through Paul builds His case against the whole human race by moving from the immoral person to the good moral person, then to the religious Jew. By chapter 3 the conclusion is that all—immoral, moral, and religious Jew alike—are enemies of God.
Les explains that Romans 12:1's 'therefore' reaches back over chapters 9–11 and even chapter 8 to everything Paul covered in the first eight chapters. Specifically, when readers came into Romans 1, 2, and 3, God by the pen of the Apostle Paul built His case against the whole human race. The progression was deliberate: first the immoral person, then the good moral person, and then the religious Jew, since the Jews were the only real religion of Paul's day. By chapter 3 the conclusion was that immoral, moral, and religious Jew alike were all enemies of God.
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What does Paul conclude about the whole human race in Romans 3?
Paul's tremendous conclusion in Romans 3 is that no one does good, no one does righteousness, and all have become unprofitable.