What does Romans 3:23 say about all human beings and sin?
Romans 3:23 declares that all, every human being, has sinned and come short of the glory of God. So every human being in his natural state is separated from God because he has fallen short. He cannot meet God's standard.
Les explains that Romans 3:23 says all, every human being, has sinned and come short of the glory of God. Because of that fall, every person in his natural state is separated from God and cannot meet God's standard. But Les says the dilemma is not hopeless. Verse 24 follows: even though all have sinned, we can be justified freely by His grace through the redemption, the buying back, that is in Christ Jesus. Les ties this to Scripture's recurring theme of something owned and lost being bought back. Israel was God's covenant people, but because of the brothers' sin Joseph ended in Egypt; while Joseph was there and the brethren were in rebellion, God lost His chosen people and had to buy them back. Exodus is a book of redemption, and He bought them back through the blood of the Passover lamb. Les says it is the same way with us today, resting on the blood of the Lamb in this Age of Grace.
For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
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What does Romans 3:23 say about every human being's natural state?
Romans 3:23 teaches that every human being has sinned and come short of the glory of God, so every person in his natural state is separated from God because he has fallen short and cannot meet God's standard.
What does Romans 3:23 say about all people?
According to Romans 3:23, every person ever born into the human race has sinned and come short of the glory of God.